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Back to homepageJerusalem: The International Arts and Crafts Festival “Chutzot Hayotzer 2015”
OHMYGOSSIP — The International Arts and Crafts Festival (Chutzot Hayotzer 2015), Jerusalem is held at the Khutsot Hayotser Arts and Crafts Center, Mitchell Gardens and the Merrill Hassenfeld Amphitheater in the Sultan’s Pool, opposite the Tower of David at the
Read MoreIsraeli archaeologists find ancient bronze mask by Sea of Galilee
OHMYGOSSIP — An archaeological excavation near the Sea of Galilee has unearthed a large bronze mask of the god Pan.
Read MoreFormer Israeli PM Ariel Sharon’s condition worsens
OHMYGOSSIP — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s already critical medical condition is deteriorating further as key bodily organs continue to decline, the hospital treating him said today (Jan 3), Todayonline mediates.
Read MoreJewish life in Stockholm (Sweden)
OHMYGOSSIP — There is no ethnic registration in Sweden, so the Jewish population can only be roughly estimated. The Official Council of Swedish Jewish Communities estimation is that about 20,000 pass the halakhic criteria. Of those about 7,000 are members
Read MoreBarack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu set to meet, with Iran high on the agenda
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama — and pledging, as relations appear to warm between the United States and Iran, to “tell the truth in the
Read MoreIsraeli talent show ‘A Star is Born’ boosts its mobile app in bid to rebrand series
Show to be renamed ‘The Next Star’ with singers Rita and Eyal Golan joining the panel of judges; public will now have the majority vote thanks to new mobile application.
Read MoreBar Refaeli vs. Roger Waters: The Israel boycott showdown
The former Pink Floyd frontman published a letter this week urging fellow rockers to boycott Israel, and got his comeuppance from none other than Israel’s best-known supermodel. It’s not every day that a supermodel takes on a rock legend. But
Read MoreU.S. court: Americans born in Jerusalem not from ‘Israel’
A federal court upheld the State Department’s refusal to list “Israel” as the country of birth for Americans born in Jerusalem, JTA mediates.
Read MoreAngelina Jolie wants to go to Israel
Earlier this week, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C in part to promote Jolie’s directorial debut, “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” a love story set during the Bosnian War.
Read MoreJerusalem: The Machlis Experience!
For the past 30 years Rabbi Mordechai and Henny Machlis have made their home into what is likely the world’s most wonderfully intimate, effective chessed organization.
Read MoreIsrael: The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem (Gallery: The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem + King George Street)
The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem is located at 58 King George Street, Jerusalem. Rabbi Zalman Druck was the spiritual leader from the synagogue’s establishment until he died on 11 December 2009. The president of the synagogue is Rabbi Dr. David
Read MoreLA-Jew online self-study cource: Learn Hebrew (Lesson 1)
OHMYGOSSIP — Shalom and welcome! This is a FREE Hebrew online self-study cource for beginners brought to you by LA-Jew.com author Helena-Reet Ennet.
Read MoreIsrael allows Google to operate controversial Street View
Google Street View has come under harsh criticism for publicizing images that included people’s faces and license plates, collecting personal information when they mapped out wireless networks.
Read MoreTu B’Shevat – The New Year for Trees
This year Tu B’Shevat, the New Year for Trees, is on Thursday, January 20, 2011.
Read MoreMeet Chana Deutsch – Mom of the Week
Chana Deutsch grew up in Toronto, Canada and came to Israel to learn Torah after high school. After a year in seminary, she realized that since Torah really is a perfect manual for life, she needed to spend more time
Read MoreHedva Amrani concert is sold out!
Israeli pop star and folk icon Hedva Amrani returns for her first concert in 12 years in a star-studded event Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 at 7:30pm at the American Jewish University.
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