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Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (600+ words) TEL AVIV'Worshippers were able to pray again at Jerusalem's holy sites Thursday after Israel lifted restrictions it imposed on large public gatherings throughout the war with Iran nearly six weeks ago. Jerusalem's police said on Wednesday that they would lift…...
In the Passover ritual, Jews worldwide reenact an ancient story of liberation
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (549+ words) Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over the course of a week each spring. It commemorates the Exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. It is celebrated around family dinner tables and at…...
Contributor: When did 'Never again' become a controversial statement?
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (760+ words) In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the sentiment "Never again" emerged in many contexts " from a multinational community of camp prisoners bound together in anti-fascist solidarity to Jewish survivors organizing self-defense and revenge. As the Holocaust Museum LA…...
Letters to the Editor: Disagreeing with the Israeli government is far different from actual antisemitism
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (370+ words) To the editor: I found the op-ed from guest contributors David N. Myers and Joshua Goetz on antisemitism to be illuminating (Antisemitism appears from the left and the right, but not equally," March 20). The authors do an admirable job in differentiating…...
Contributor: Antisemitism appears from the left and the right, but not equally
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (610+ words) This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich. , belongs to a terrifying new phase in the global surge in. .. The attack on Temple Israel in…...
Letters to the Editor: Passover reminds us why Jews can empathize with all refugees
3+ week, 6+ day ago (216+ words) Los Angeles Times To the editor: Thank you for the description of our Passover holiday by Peter Smith (In the Passover ritual, Jews worldwide reenact an ancient story of liberation," March 30). It was so right and inclusive for me, a…...
Contributor: At Passover, I think of families like mine, forced to wander
4+ week, 2+ day ago (812+ words) The Soviets labeled my grandparents "bezhenets." It's the only Russian word my grandmother Peshke uttered in the hours of testimony she gave about the six years she and my grandfather Mottel spent as refugees in the Soviet Union during World…...
Contributor: Passover and Easter remind Jews and Christians to stand together
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (277+ words) In this fraught moment, this calendar convergence feels like quite a bit more than mere serendipity. It is a visceral reminder of the shared moral and theological inheritance that undergirds Judaism and Christianity " the common foundation that has molded and…...
U. S. Homeland Security investigates whether Bovino made disparaging comments about Jewish faith
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (503+ words) MINNEAPOLIS'U. S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether Gregory Bovino, the one-time architect of President Trump's large-scale immigration crackdown, made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith of the U. S. attorney for Minnesota. "Following a letter from a…...
Israel's parliament moves toward ban on mixed-gender prayer at Jerusalem's Western Wall
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (495+ words) JERUSALEM'Israel's parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill that would put the country's Orthodox chief rabbinate in charge of the entire Western Wall in Jerusalem, raising fears among liberal Jews that mixed-gender prayer at the site will soon be…...