June 13, 2023

Watch: Disney animator discusses hiding a mezuzah in a Disney movie

Saul Blinkoff dreamed of being a Disney animator and he also worked really hard to bring that dream to reality, but when he finally “made it,” he realized his life was still missing something. Blinkoff then went to Israel to discover his heritage. He learned and grew spiritually and became an Orthodox Jew. In a

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Revenge? Killer whale attacks on the rise off Spanish coast

What started as an isolated case when killer whales (orcas) were observed attacking ships in the area of Spain has become an alarming trend. The attacks on the ships continued even when it did not seem that the ships posed a threat and, according to the owners of the ships, the attack strategy of the

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Trump pleads not guilty to 37 charges in classified documents probe

Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents, CNN reported. Trump”s lawyers asked for a jury trial during the former president”s arraignment at a federal courthouse in Miami. “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty,” Trump attorney Todd Blanche told the

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Bereaved families meet with Samaria commander, demand action

A highly charged conversation recently took place between the commander of the brigade in charge of Northern Samaria, Lt. Col. Arik Moyal, and the family and neighbors of Meir Tamari who was murdered two weeks ago in a shooting attack, according to Kan. Tal Tamari, Meir’s widow, told Moyal, while her children were playing in

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Toronto’s first Holocaust museum looks to the post-survivor era

Toronto is home to one of the world”s largest Jewish communities, nearly half of the 335,000 Jews in Canada. But until last week, the city did not have a dedicated Holocaust museum. The Toronto Holocaust Museum opened its doors on Friday, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by an array of dignitaries and Holocaust survivors. Aimed

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Ukrainian refugees hold historic wedding in Moldova

278 years after his death, the grave of Rabbi Shabtai, a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, became a place for Jewish people to pray. Dozens of Jewish refugees from Ukraine participated in the pilgrimage to his grave in the town of Rashkov in the region of Transnistria. For the first time since the Holocaust,

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Tanya/ Iggeres Ha’Kodesh – video/lecture

Tanya/ Iggeres Ha”Kodesh – The Holy Epistle, Epistle 6, Class 4 (previous lectures are accessible thought the link below) tanyaonline.com/?p=1938 ___ Now, there is surely no comparison between the first ones, the lower levels of love and fear, which are the products of the created intellect, וְהִנֵּה, וַדַּאי אֵין עֲרוֹךְ כְּלָל בֵּין הָרִאשׁוֹנוֹת שֶׁהֵן תּוֹלְדוֹת

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Seeking definitions of Antisemitism is not useful

In a recent article for Arutz Sheva, Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer beautifully communicates his disgust with the recent Biden Administration”s 60-page paper supporting three different definitions of anti-Semitism. Fischer and other Jewish organizations prefer the one definition put forward by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) rather than having that one plus two others listed

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Parents of terror victim recieve his EMT certification from MDA

On Sunday 11.6, a special salute to the Magen David Adom took place in the Palacio de la Cultural in Tel Aviv that included a moving concert conducted by maestro Yonatan Razel, with performers including Haim Israel, Yitzchak Meir Helfgot and Shulem Lemer. The evening was hosted by Ofer Hadad. Those present included State Comptroller

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Biden invites Herzog to White House, not Netanyahu

US President Joe Biden has invited Israeli President Herzog to a meeting at the White House near the end of July, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wait for such an invitation. Channel 12 News reported that American officials said that the official invitation to Herzog will go out in the coming days. The

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Hamanish for Dummies – understanding Israel hater dialect

Although Hamanish, which is Israel haters’ dialect, resembles our common language, it has the particularity of hiding a sinister reality, capable of misleading the listener. Basically, what you understand is not what the speaker means – even though he very well says what you hear. His aim is to deceive you – willfully. Always remember

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Shooting victim: I was talking on my phone and they shot me

The Israeli man who was injured in the shooting attack in northern Samaria Tuesday afternoon recounted the details of the attack and said that he was talking on the phone when he was shot. “I was waiting at the intersection to talk on the phone, and then a car passed by and they shot me,”

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Thousands of housing units to be approved in Judea and Samaria

The Supreme Planning Council in Judea and Samaria will meet next week and approve the promotion of 4,570 housing units, according to Kan. According to the report, these are 1,332 final approvals and 3,238 interim approvals. Since Minister Bezalel Smotrich entered the Ministry of Defense – more housing units have been approved so far than

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David Friedman endorses Donald Trump for President

Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman announced that he is endorsing former US President Donald Trump for the 2024 Presidential Election. “I was privileged to have worked with President Trump and his team in setting and implementing his Middle East policies and I am very proud of our historic achievements. I believe that it

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Danon Leads Knesset Delegation to IPU conference in Morocco

This morning (Tuesday) the conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the largest inter-parliamentary organization in the world incorporating 179 parliaments including the Knesset, gathered at the Moroccan parliament to discuss the subject of inter-religious dialogue. The Israeli delegation to the conference, led by MK Danny Danon, a senior member of the ruling Likud party, Chairman

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Ben-Gvir accuses police of suppressing free expression

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir sent a letter to Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai and Tel Aviv District Commander Ami Ashad, in which he alleges a violation of freedom of expression and requests clarification on the arrest of a haredi who demonstrated near the Pride Parade in Tel Aviv last week. Minister Ben-Gvir wrote: “It

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Russian man’s remains found in shark killed off Egyptian coast

The remains of Vladimir Popov, the 23-year-old Russian man who was savagely mauled to death by a tiger shark at an Egyptian beach last week, were found in the belly of the shark which was captured and killed following the attack, Al Arabiya reported. The attack occurred at the Hurghada resort on the Red Sea.

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Ancient Egyptian goddess figurine found in National Park

A more than 3,000-year-old statuette, identified with the Egyptian goddess Hathor, was discovered by a citizen in the Palmachim Coast National Park, and was handed over to the government authorities. Lydia Marner, a 74-year-old woman from Lod, immigrated to Israel from Azerbaijan with her husband and two daughters. Since her retirement from her job as

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Israel Dog Unit bids farewell to heroic search dog

The Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit specializing in search and rescue, reports that one of its most senior veterans has passed away. Aisha, a Malinois search dog credited with saving several missing persons throughout israel, died yesterday at the age of 14. According to the IDU, Aisha was involved in the rescue of Daniel

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NIS 75 million invested to establish 5 periphery innovation centers

For the first time, the Ministry of Economy and Industry, the Ministry of the Negev, the Galilee and National Resilience, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Regional Cooperation, the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, and the Israel Innovation Authority have joined together in an initiative which will see

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Four injured in Samaria shooting attack

An Israeli man of about 30 was injured Tuesday afternoon in a shooting attack near the Efes Junction in northern Samaria. The victim arrived independently at the Reihan Crossing. Magen David Adom (MDA) and IDF medics provided him with medical treatment and evacuated him to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center. According to reports, three other Israelis,

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Defense Ministry awards prize to four outstanding security projects

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant (Likud) awarded the 2023 Israel Defense Prize to four remarkable projects developed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Israeli Security Agency (Shabak), the Mossad, and Israeli defense industries. The awarded projects include a cutting-edge cyber defense system that ensures the IDF”s security and operational

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