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Israel's government approved a ceasefire deal with Hamas early Saturday morning. The deal was revealed earlier this week, when negotiators revealed a breakthrough in talks between the two parties ...

Nissan, as described in our maftir aliyah, is to be the “first of the months”, and it is our original new year. It’s a sign ...

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A scholar of Jewish languages argues that Trump’s use of the Hebrew word meaning hello, goodbye and peace stokes antisemitism. As a scholar who studies Jewish languages, I have collected ...

The Ramat Hasharon municipality in central Israel said Wednesday that it would not enforce orders to shut the new BIG Fashion Glilot mall on Saturdays, the Jewish sabbath, despite a ruling from ...