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Knesset open house…playhouse
Michael Zeff, TPSJan 21, 2016
JERUSALEM Thousands attended the first ever open house event in the Knesset building in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The Israeli legislature opened its doors to...
Bernie Sanders suddenly is taken seriously
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 21, 2016
WASHINGTON Talk of a Bernie Sanders presidency has suddenly become a lot more serious. Recent polling shows the independent Vermont senator and Democratic...
BMH-BJ resigns from OU, ponders its future direction
Chris LeppekJan 14, 2016
a letter dated Dec. 31, 2015, and distributed to synagogue members, H. Michael Miller, president, and Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky, spiritual leader, wrote that the...
Jewish leaders reach out to Greece
Ron Kampeas, JTAJan 14, 2016
WASHINGTON Less than a month after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled a readiness to mend ties with Israel after years of antipathy, a delegation of...
Window shuts on religious pluralism in Israel
Ben Sales, JTAJan 07, 2016
JERUSALEM Two years ago, Israeli advocates for religious pluralism spoke of a window of opportunity to advance their cause. For the first time in a decade, the...
Israel and Brazil in envoy furor
Marcus Moraes, JTADec 30, 2015
RIO DE JANEIRO Israels deputy foreign minister said Brazil is likely to fuel a diplomatic crisis by withholding consent for its choice of ambassador, a former...