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The Night Israel Almost Lost Jerusalem
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (133+ words) Why Jews Circumcise Their Sons No Matter the Cost Is Shavuot more important than Yom Kippur in Judaism? Israel has taken the first step towards slightly early elections, explained "And You Shall Love the Convert: The meaning of Shavuot today…...
Why Jews Circumcise Their Sons No Matter the Cost
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (130+ words) Is Shavuot more important than Yom Kippur in Judaism? Israel has taken the first step towards slightly early elections, explained The Night Israel Almost Lost Jerusalem "And You Shall Love the Convert: The meaning of Shavuot today Revisiting Chabad with…...
Is Shavuot more important than Yom Kippur in Judaism?
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (1006+ words) May 21 2026 06: 00 AM EDT In Jewish tradition, it is taught that there is a relationship between repentance and redemption." For many Jewish thinkers, the answer begins not on Yom Kippur, but on Shavuot. Shavuot commemorates Matan Torah and"Ma'amad Har Sinai,…...
Israel's forgotten war: The Suez crisis (Part 1)
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1821+ words) Hey, I'm Noam Weissman and you're listening to Unpacking Israeli History, the podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically fascinating, and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history. This episode is generously…...
How Jewish YA authors are expanding Jewish storytelling
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1562+ words) Updated May 20 2026 05: 39 PM EDT Can a fantasy novel become "Jewish" if someone eats a bagel in it? That question, posed half-jokingly during a recent Jewish YA literature panel, sent the room into laughter. But beneath the joke sat a serious…...
Israel has taken the first step towards slightly early elections
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1499+ words) May 20 2026 06: 16 PM EDT The Knesset took the first step toward calling early elections on Wednesday, approving an initial vote on a bill that would bring forward parliamentary elections by a month or two. The bill will now need to pass…...
Real abuse, reckless report: Haviv Rettig Gur dissects Kristof's Israel prison story
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1941+ words) Before we start, always, check us out on Instagram, on Tik Tok, on You Tube, all the places. Just search Unpacking Israeli History and hit the follow or subscribe button. Okay, yalla, let's do this. And yet, there are things…...
'And You Shall Love the Convert': The meaning of Shavuot today
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1292+ words) May 20 2026 02: 03 PM EDT John was part of a trip for" De Paul University students sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Chicago. The purpose of the trip was to learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bring those experiences back to campus....
What the Civil Commission report reveals about October 7, Hamas' sexual violence
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (593+ words) May 19 2026 04: 34 PM EDT Whoever said history is boring clearly never heard these stories! To combat this growing phenomenon, a group of legal experts, researchers, medical professionals, and advocates united shortly after that Black Shabbat to establish a Civil Commission on…...
Israel's Noam Bettan scores second place at Eurovision despite boycott campaign, Bulgaria wins
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (679+ words) May 18 2026 03: 19 PM EDT Israel's Noam Bettan finished in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday night, with his hit "Michelle," performing excellently despite an international campaign aimed at booting Israel from the contest. The tension was palpable…...