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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Being Jewish Beyond the Holidays
By Sally Abrams (Kveller via JTA) — If a stranger followed you around for a few days, how long would it take for him to…
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…
Two Holocaust-themed films make the Oscar cut
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Two films about the Holocaust and its aftermath have made the cut to compete for best foreign-language film….