Judaism

Singer Basma al-Kuwaiti converts to Judaism
Cinema/TV

Singer Basma al-Kuwaiti converts to Judaism

Singer Basma al-Kuwaitiya announced that she was converting from Islam to Judaism. She made the announcement in a video posted…
Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants get warm welcome in Israel
Middle East

Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants get warm welcome in Israel

BEN-GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants arrived on Thursday to a festive ceremony at Israel’s international…
Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims
Middle East

Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A rising death toll in the coronavirus crisis is forcing a change in Jewish and Muslim burial…
Egypt concludes Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue restoration, inauguration in January
Archaeology

Egypt concludes Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue restoration, inauguration in January

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Friday that restoration work for the Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in Alexandria has…
Trump, Israel, and American Jews
Opinion

Trump, Israel, and American Jews

Trump signed a new executive order sparking controversy among supporters of the Palestinian cause in the US, with the toughest…
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
Middle East

Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A fictional caper about an antiquities heist set in an ancient Jordanian city has stirred…
Buried treasure poses Holocaust puzzle for Hungary museum
World

Buried treasure poses Holocaust puzzle for Hungary museum

A vast and “unique” trove of antique and Roman-era coins, unearthed in what was one of Hungary’s wartime Jewish ghettos,…
Celebrating Sabbath with Iran’s Jewish minority
Middle East

Celebrating Sabbath with Iran’s Jewish minority

It is Friday evening and a Jewish family’s preparations for the Sabbath, the holiest day of the week, are in…
Israel minister under fire for gay conversion therapy support
Middle East

Israel minister under fire for gay conversion therapy support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday censured his new education minister for promoting the use of gay conversion therapy during…
German theater brings David Grossman novel to Israeli stage
Middle East

German theater brings David Grossman novel to Israeli stage

He was talking following a stage performance of his 2008 novel To the End of the Land (translated from Hebrew into English by…
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