For ex-baseball players, Israel is a place to learn and teach
By Hillel Kuttler (JTA) – Out of baseball after four years playing in the minor leagues, Brent Powers, a Christian from Texas, took a tour…
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Israel’s President Rivlin hosts Christian community leaders to usher in 2016
On Monday December 28, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin hosted the traditional annual reception for leaders of Israel’s Christian communities to mark the civil New Year. …
Russian-Israelis embrace tinsel, trees and Santa Claus — but don’t call it Christmas
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Every December Elana Snitman’s family gathers at her home, where they decorate a fake pine tree with ornaments, placing gifts…
Why I’m moving my family to Israel despite the violence
By Jennifer Richler (JTA) — I can tell that some friends and relatives think my decision to move my family to Israel for a year…
President Obama to appear on Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars’ show
(JTA) — President Barack Obama will appear on comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” web series. The episode, the first in the show’s…