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Heritage and Inheritance

These verses comprise a paean of praise to the beauty, fruits and natural resources of the Land of Israel. In these four verses, the word eretz (land) is repeated seven times as a refrain and twice it is described and defined by the word tova (good).This description of the Land of Israel takes the form of a poetic song, which ...

Helen Thomas to address anti-Israel protests during Netanyahu’s visit to U.S.

WASHINGTON – A series of protests against Israeli policy and its support by AIPAC are planned in May to coincide with the AIPAC conference in the U.S. capital and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech there. The protests, under the heading “Move over AIPAC,” will include demonstrations opposite the building where Netanyahu will speak and Congress, and a series of lectures ...

Helen Thomas Leads 2010 List of ‘Top 10 Anti-Semitic Slurs’

Helen Thomas, who said that Jews in Judea and Samaria should go “home” to Poland and the United States, heads the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s 2010 list for the top anti-Semitic slurs.“Never before, in recent memory, has the Simon Wiesenthal Center seen such a proliferation of anti-Semitism going mainstream,” said Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the Center. “Our list ...

Helen Thomas: Jews not persecuted in Europe after war

Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas said the Jews did not have to leave postwar Europe because they weren’t persecuted.In an interview Wednesday on CNN’s “Joy Behar” program, Thomas told Behar that once World War II ended, the Jews “didn’t have to go anywhere really, because they weren’t being persecuted anymore. But they were taking other people’s land.”Impromptu remarks that ...

Helen Thomas: Jews control White House, US Congress

Veteran US Journalist Helen Thomas said that Jews have “total control” over the White House and US Congress, telling Playboy magazine in an interview to be published in April, “Everybody is in the pocket of the Israeli lobbies.”Thomas, who covered the White House for more than six decades, was forced to resign from her position at Hearst Corp. last year, ...

Helen Thomas cancels participation in anti-AIPAC event

Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas has withdrawn her participation from an upcoming anti-AIPAC event, which includes a series of protests against Israeli policy, due to the recent controversy surrounding the veteran journalist after she said Jews should leave Palestine and go back to Europe.According to a statement by the “Move Over AIPAC” campaign, Thomas was invited to speak at ...

Hecht Makes Kiddush With Al-Qaida Terrorists

Two weeks ago, Rabbi Eli Hecht was transferred to a prison further away from Madrid.The move was apparently called for by the administration of the Soto del Real jail, on the grounds that too many instructions were given to them on the handling of Eli Hecht.Terrified during the first two days of his stay at the new prison, Hecht kept to himself. Some ...

Hebrew U Offers Academic Prep Course for Haredim

The Hebrew University launched a special pre-academic preparatory program this week aimed at members of the haredi community wishing to enroll in institutions of higher education.A project of the university’s Magid Institute for Continuing Education, the initiative was created in response to the national challenge issued by the Council for Higher Education in Israel to increase ultra-Orthodox society’s access to ...

Hebrew School Creates Links to Heritage

There were no caps and gowns, but there was no shortage of proud parents at the Chabad of Venice and North Port’s Hebrew school graduation.The school, which was established seven years ago, has expanded within the Jewish community.“Chabad has grown by leaps and bounds,” said school director Rivka Schmerling, who said she was proud of each student. “We started the first ...

Hebrew Charter School Expected to Strengthen D.C. Community

Sela Public Charter School, a Hebrew language public charter school (pre-K through fifth grade), has recently been granted a conditional charter to open in the District of Columbia, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.While the school teaches Hebrew, it is not Jewish or religious, which alleviates some of the hefty tuition costs of a private Jewish Day School. If the teachers or ...

Hearing set in appeal for Sholom Rubashkin

A hearing seeking a new trial for a former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse executive convicted of financial fraud is scheduled before the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.Documents filed Monday show a hearing before the St. Louis court is set for June 15.Former Agriprocessors Inc. manager Sholom Rubashkin was convicted of financial fraud in 2009 and sentenced to 27 years in ...

Health Ministry joins trend: No online payments on Shabbat

The website that enables online payments to the Health Ministry will e blocked to the public on Shabbat and holidays, Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman announced Wednesday“If such a service exists, it must be closed on Shabbat and holidays,” his office said in a statement.Read More: @ haaretz.comYou might also like:Emmanuel: ‘Hasidic girls’ to get own schoolLitzman has no plans to ...