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Ruling on Foreign Converts not Implemented

Religious rights groups heavily criticized the Interior Ministry on Monday for its failure to draw up clear guidelines for the approval of converts who became Jewish abroad and subsequently apply to make aliya under the right of return.In 2005, the High Court of Justice ordered the ministry and its Population, Immigration and Border Authority to produce clear criteria for accepting ...

Rube Goldberg Machine Lights Menorah

Technion students Eyal Cohen and Tomer Wassermann from the Mechanical Engineering faculty and Matan Orian and Dvir Dukhan of Industrial Engineering and Management take on the challenge to build a Rube Goldberg machine that lights the Chanukah menorah.The film was made in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Robotics Laboratory in the William Davidson Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management.A Rube ...

Rubashkin Petition: ‘We The People’ Needs 25,000 Signatures To Get White House Response

The petition site at the White House named “We the People” changed its policy this afternoon: An issue will need 25,000 signatures in order to get an official response from the White House policy team, up from the 5,000 signatures needed when the site was made available to the public two weeks ago.The petition in favor of Sholom Rubashkin; which ...

Rubashkin federal sentencing delayed

Federal sentencing for former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin has been delayed. Rubashkin, who had worked at the meatpacking plant in Postville when it was raided in May 2008, is currently on trial in Waterloo for misdemeanor state child labor violations. That trial is slated to last the rest of this week and overlaps with sentencing Rubashkin’s federal fraud conviction, which ...

Rubashkin doesn’t deserve new trial, government says

The former day-to-day manager at a Postville meatpacking plant should not receive a new trial, argue U.S. prosecutors, because the evidence his attorneys have presented as being new is nothing of the sort.Sholom M. Rubashkin was sentenced to 27 years in prison in June after being convicted by a federal jury of more than 80 fraud-related charges last fall.Read More: @ ...

Royal couple to receive Hebrew scroll for wedding

A professional scribe will present Prince William and Kate Middleton with a specially-made scroll in Hebrew and English for their upcoming royal wedding on Thursday.Mike Horton will hand over the scroll he made himself to British Ambassador Matthew Gould at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv.“A friend came up with the idea of writing a scroll for the wedding of ...

Rosh Hashannah ‘Card’ Saves Families from Hunger

A Rosh Hashannah greeting card from the Meir Panim foundations carries a double meaning – a greeting plus a shopping debit card.For the thousands of fiscally challenged families in Israel who struggle on a daily basis to make ends meet, the Meir Panim cards can spell the difference between being hungry and depressed or upbeat and satiated during the start ...

Rosh Hashanah, The Jewish New Year, Begins Wednesday Night

The Jewish People begin the High Holydays on Wednesday evening, ushering in the year 5772 by starting nearly a month of special days: Two days of Rosh Hashanah on Thursday and Friday are this year followed immediately by Shabbat Shuva, the Sabbath of Repentance, and on Sunday by the Fast of Gedaliah.Rosh Hashana is also the start of the Ten ...

Rosh Hashanah message from President Shimon Peres

As we embark on the New Year, hope for peace appears tangible. While we focus on the summit meeting in Washington, we pray that it will lead to the signing of a historic peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians, and bring tranquility, prosperity and security to the peoples of the region.Read More: @ jewishnews2day.comYou might also like: Netanyahu says securing peace ...

Rosh Hashanah Greetings From YWN – As It Enters It’s 7th Year

On this Erev Rosh Hashanah morning of 5771/72, we would like to thank our tens of thousands of devoted readers across the globe for visiting YWN each day, patronizing our advertisers, and continuing to make our website grow into your #1 stop for breaking news. We started YWN six years ago, and without your participation, we would not be entering ...

Rosh Hashana for Humans

Jewish holidays generally commemorate historical events. Passover takes us back to the time of the Exodus from Egypt, Shavuot celebrates the day the Torah was received, and Succot commemorates either the temporary dwelling booths or the clouds of glory in the desert. Even Yom Kippur is traditionally mentioned as the day when the people of Israel received atonement for the ...

Rosh Hashana Fest Prepares to Rock Buenos Aires

Jewish communities around the world on Thursday were preparing for the Jewish new year that starts on Sunday evening, each with its unique traditions and festivals.In Buenos Aires, for instance, organizers of an annual fiesta called Rosh Hashana Urbano were putting the final touches on their event.“Rosh Hashana Urbano is an activity, a strategic program the American Jewish Joint Distribution ...