Biden kneels to meet with Holocaust survivors during visit to Yad Vashem
by Cnaan Liphshiz JERUSALEM (JTA) — Joe Biden dispensed with both social distancing and the chair arranged for him Wednesday as he embraced two Holocaust…
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Harassment at a Western Wall bar mitzvah renews the fight over prayer spaces in Israel
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – The video taken at the mixed-gender prayer space at Israel’s Western Wall is brief, but the incident it captured has…
Yaron Bob turns Rockets to Roses
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – Art tells a story. It also has the magical effect of drawing in its audience with shapes, sounds, smells, and…
In first speech as Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid calls to stem extremism in politics
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Yair Lapid might only be Israel’s interim prime minister, but he appears to be determined to maximize the position in…
Naftali Bennett won’t run in Israel’s upcoming elections
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett won’t run in his country’s upcoming elections this fall, his office announced Wednesday, after he…