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Posts Tagged: Chief Rabbinate Israel

November 2, 2018 11:27 am

Setting the Record Straight on David Lau and Pittsburgh

A negative narrative that is rapidly gaining currency in the media concerns a broadening rift between Israeli and American Jews, caused by Israel’s Orthodox rabbinate...

July 24, 2013 12:11 am

Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)

On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent candidates, Rabbi David Stav, told The Algemeiner that he believes...

Culture

June 9, 2023 3:36 pm

Israeli Short Film Premiering at Palm Springs Festival Explores Adolescent Rebellion in Jerusalem

The Hebrew-language short film Arava will make its world...

June 9, 2023 12:45 pm

Tribeca Film Festival Hosts World Premiere of Stan Lee Documentary About Jewish Marvel Comics Visionary

Stan Lee, the Jewish Marvel Comics legend who co-created...

June 9, 2023 11:12 am

Iranian WWE Legend Iron Sheik, Who Often Praised ‘Intelligent Jews,’ Dies at 81

The Iranian former professional wrestler popularly known as "The Iron Sheik,"...

Features

Feature

January 9, 2023 2:22 pm

Karl Pfeifer, Journalist Who Documented 20th Century With A Jewish Eye, Dies at 94: A Personal Memoriam

The death of Karl Pfeifer last Friday marks the...

Feature

April 5, 2022 3:34 pm

‘I See Your Face, You Are Alive!’: The Yiddish Poet Undergoing a Revival in War-Torn Ukraine

"Through fire and ash, through smoke and battle /...

March 31, 2022 1:48 pm

‘Being Here Is Part of Our DNA’: Israelis Treat Refugees at Ukraine Field Hospital as War Enters Fifth Week

A few days ago, doctors at Israel’s field hospital...

World

June 9, 2023 1:01 pm

‘Kangaroo Trials’: Israel Denounces UN Commission of Inquiry Report

The UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Israel released its third report on Thursday detailing what it called “attacks, restrictions and harassment of civil society actors” by...

June 9, 2023 8:50 am