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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
Building a palace
* Translation by Yehoshua Siskin
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!"
Israeli Foreign Ministry: Docking of Iranian warships in Brazil: 'dangerous and regretful'
Two Iranian warships docked in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after the Brazilian government granted permission despite pressure from the United States to bar them.