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22 Torah Damaged in Belle Harbor

In one seaside community, volunteers from New York’s Jewish Shomrim organization have discovered 22 damaged Torah scrolls.The Torah scrolls were found in four Jewish centers that were destroyed during Hurricane Sandy in the seaside community of Belle Harbor, located in the New York City borough of Queens.Also found were 30 pairs of damaged tefillin – the black prayer boxes used ...

2,000th Member of Lost Tribe Returns Home

Israel marked an aliyah (immigration) milestone Thursday with the arrival of the 2,000th member of the Bnei Menashe community. Eighteen-year-old Mirna Singsit arrived in Israel along with 53 other members of the community, including her parents and three siblings.The Bnei Menashe live in the Manipur state in northeastern India. They claim descent from the Biblical tribe of Menashe, one of ...

2,000 Year Old Sword, Menorah ‘Sketch’ Found

Exciting finds, including an intact Roman era sword and a stone “sketch” engraving of the Menorah, have been discovered in archeological digs near the Temple Mount recently, and the Antiquities Authority is making them known for Tisha B’Av – the anniversary of the Temple’s destruction.The Authority has been digging – with assistance from the Parks and Gardens Authority and the ...

2,000 year-old intact carving of Cupid found in Jerusalem

An intact carving of Cupid made of blue onyx dating from the Roman period was unearthed in the parking lot near the City of David, the Antiquities Authority announced on Monday.The 2,000-year-old Cupid, about a centimeter long, was probably from a piece of jewelry.Read More: @ jpost.comReaders found more information by searching for:2000 yr old carving (1)carving of cupid found in j (1)You ...

20 Women to Compete in Holocaust Survivor Beauty Pageant

Twenty women between the ages of 74 and 90 will compete for the title of most beautiful Holocaust survivor on Thursday.During the beauty pageant, which will be held at the Ahuzat HaCarmel event hall in Haifa, each contestant will take the stage separately and share her Holocaust survival story with the audience. The winner will be crowned by former beauty ...

20 Jews from Tunisia make aliyah

The overthrow of the Tunisian government last week led 20 local Jews to make aliyah to Israel this week. The six families, which decided to immigrate to the Jewish state following the fearful situation in Tunisia, were brought over in a complex operation involving many bodies, including the Jewish Agency, Absorption Ministry, Foreign Ministry, Interior Ministry and several different countries.The ...

14-year-old petitions High Court for right to be rabbi

A 14-year-old boy petitioned the High Court of Justice on Wednesday to force the Chief Rabbinate to check his ordination exam, so that he may be able to be ordained as a rabbi.After being tested over the course of a year by 10 senior rabbis, Moshe Raziel Sharify of Netanya had filled the necessary forms and was invited by the ...

13 Israelis On World’s Billionaires List

Idan Ofer, director of Ofer Group, leads the list of Israeli billionaires in the 161st spot, with an estimated fortune of $6.2 billion. Beny Steinmetz of Steinmetz Business Group ranked eight spots bellow Ofer, with a net worth of $5.9 billion. Another Ofer brother, Eyal, came in 173rd on the list, with $5.8 billion.Iscar founder Stef Wertheimer and his family ...

120,000 Visitors Expected at Rachel’s Tomb

Preparations are underway to secure the visit of 120,000 worshippers at Rachel’s Tomb on October 25 to 28, to mark the anniversary of her death.On Wednesday morning parliamentarians Yisrael Eichler and Uri Maklev (UTJ), Yulia Shamolov Berkovich (Kadima) and David Azoulay (Shas) traveled to the tomb, which is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem.After visiting Rachel’s ...

12 New ‘Haredi Campuses’ Planned

Good news for ultra-Orthodox students: Twelve new “haredi campuses” will be launched this year in Israel’s universities and colleges as part of a program aimed at increasing the number of haredi students in Israel’s higher education system.The new program will offer courses in computer science, optometry, architecture, art, and other fields.Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar briefed the government on the plan, ...

11 US shuls get Homeland Security Grants

The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) announced this week that 11 Young Israel branches from across the United States have been awarded 2011 Non-Profit Homeland Security Grants and will receive a total of approximately $800,000 to enhance security for their synagogues.Grants awarded under this program can be used for equipment for specific “target-hardening” activities, such as physical security enhancements, ...

1000s of US Ministers to Ride Harley Motorcade Honoring IDF

A delegation of motorcyclists from the United States, made up mostly of Evangelical ministers, will arrive in Israel Tuesday as part of the Run for the Wall Israel campaign, which will include a nine-day motorcade on Harley Davidson motorbikes.The motorcyclist-ministers are members of the organization Mission:M25, and is coming to Israel in conjunction with “Coral Tours” and the Ministry of ...