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A modern home for Jewish history, culture, education, connection, and identity.
Tuesday, November 3, 202623 Cheshvan 5787
Jewish Today
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כ״ג חשון תשפ״ז
This week in Torah
Chayei Sara
פרשת חיי שרה
Read Saturday, November 7, 2026
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JTAJewish WorldAmericans head to the polls in races with major implications for US-Israel policyAs Americans vote, the outcomes could significantly influence US-Israel relations, with key issues like antisemitism and AIPAC highlighted during the campaigns.Read at JTA
Jerusalem PostCultureTel Aviv University unveils October 7 memorial honoring victims of attackTel Aviv University has introduced a memorial to honor the victims of the October 7 attack.Read at Jerusalem Post
JNSIsraelOtzma Yehudit's Gotliv urges Bennett, Liberman to join right-wing governmentTally Gotliv of Otzma Yehudit has called on Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman to join a right-wing coalition governm…Read at JNS
Jerusalem PostHeritageAncient Canaanite fortress from time of biblical Book of Judges reopens in southern IsraelA recently reopened Canaanite fortress in southern Israel dates back to the era of the biblical Book of Judges.Read at Jerusalem PostA living archive
Jewish identity has always moved through languages, cities, rituals, arguments, melodies, and memory. These are not decorative fragments. They are documented lives.
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History
Jewish history is not a timeline. It is a living inheritance.
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August 12, 2021
On 12 August 2021, the sculptor Igael Tumarkin died at the age of 87.
March 11, 2021
On March 11, 2021, the last flight of Operation Tzur Israel landed, bringing the airlift to about 2,000 Ethio…
February 5, 2021
On February 5, 2021, Ruth Dayan died in Tel Aviv at 103.
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