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- Want to make 250 shekels? Join this week's anti-gov't protest & get paid, plus fuel costs
Following last week's "Day of Disruptions" during which main traffic arteries were blocked by protesters demonstrating against the government's proposed judicial reforms, another day of protests is scheduled for this Thursday, this time at Ben Gurion Airport.
- The Fast of Esther (13th of Adar)
On the 13th of Adar (sometimes the 11th – see explanation below), the Fast of Esther is observed in commemoration of the Fast observed by Mordechai and Esther and all Israel. On that very day, the enemies of the Jews had planned to subjugate and destroy them. The opposite, however, occurred and the Jews ruled over their enemies. This year, the fast is observed on Monday, March 6, 2023.
- 'Torat Eretz Yisrael' for everyone - a new digital library
The Machon Meir Yeshiva in Jerusalem has announced the inauguration of the "Torat Eretz Yisrael Digital Library" https://machonmeir.net/torat-eretz-yisrael/ as a new addition to their website in an effort "to spread the unique light of Torat Eretz Yisrael to the English-speaking world."
- Pundit: US concerned Israel will strike Iran without prior coordination
The Biden administration is concerned that Israel might attack Iran's nuclear sites without notifying Washington ahead of time, according to Ynet's military analyst, Ron Ben-Yishai.
- Tens of thousands expected to join Tzohar Megilla readings
Tens of thousands of Israelis are expected to participate in Megilla readings for the Purim holiday, taking place in hundreds of communities throughout Israel. Led by Tzohar and the Ohr Torah Stone organization, the annual program will include new locations this year in Azrieli Malls, where actors will act out the Purim story, aiming to make the holiday more accessible for the hearing-impaired, non-native Hebrew speakers and others. The community events will also distribute explanatory megillot and mishloach manot food baskets for those in attendance.
- 'Ayman Odeh is right! This is exactly why we need to reform Supreme Court' says MK Sukkot
ח"כ צבי סוכות מזהיר: איימן עודה צודק, זו מהות המאבקדוברות
- Musicians call on Grammys to offer Jewish music category
There is a Grammy Award for just about every kind of music — from pop to metal to New Age to Contemporary Christian — but there's no Jewish category. Two Jewish musician friends hope to change that.
- Psalm 135: Deliverance from powerful enemies
It was never easy to be a Jew. Even nowadays, with a Jewish state and army, Israeli ambassador Dan Gillerman exclaimed in a speech to the UN General Assembly, "Thank God that the fate of Israel and of the Jewish people is not decided in this hall!"
- Building a palace
* Translation by Yehoshua Siskin
- Evyatar: Religious Zionism MK sets up office in evacuated Samarian town
MK Tzvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism) has put his parliamentary immunity as a Knesset member to use and established his parliamentary office in the community of Evyatar in Samaria.
Featured documents
- Law enforcement in Israel - Something to worry about.
Confidence in Israel's justice system, once so high, has slumped, and the time has come for the system to stop blaming everyone but itself. – Prof. Yuval Elbashan, in Justice – The public's loss of trust, Dec 30, 2021....
- Tips for parents during war and conflict (with Russian translation)
Below are 21 tips for parents to help create calm, a sense of safety, and emotional resilience during war time....
- State Comptroller: Not enough protection on Rav-Kav user information
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman published the audit report on national economics and infrastructure this afternoon (Tuesday)....
- Tips for parents during war and conflict (with Russian translation)
Below are 21 tips for parents to help create calm, a sense of safety, and emotional resilience during war time....
- Tips for parents during war and conflict (with Russian translation)
Below are 21 tips for parents to help create calm, a sense of safety, and emotional resilience during war time....
- Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance
Tanya/ Iggeres Ha'Teshuvah - The Epistle on Repentance,Chapter 1, Class...
- The Progressive Saviour Complex: Quakers, American Jews and Israel
Quakers and Reform...
- LGBTQIA+ is not our cause célèbre
Almost daily, my inbox and RSS news feeds bear LGBTQIA+ advocacy articles, often from sources labelled "Reform Judaism," "Open Orthodoxy," "Conservative Judaism," and "Reconstructionist Judaism."...
- Esther Pollard's 2010 birthday letter to Jonathan
Jonathan Pollard received the following letter from his wife, Esther, in time for his birthday on August 7, 2010, five years before his release. At Jonathan's request, the Justice for Jonathan Pollard (J4JP) organization shared the letter with the public....
- 'Facebook and Twitter? Boycott them, there are other sites'
A special interview marking the release of the Hebrew edition of Mark Levin's bestselling book, "Unfreedom of the Press."...