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This week in Jewish history: Balfour Declaration and battle of Sharm el-Sheikh

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

Arthur James Balfour
 A screenshot in the app showing hostage Agam Berger and her favorite hobby.

Gett highlights Gaza hostages' hobbies in awareness campaign

Pango acquires Gett in $175 million mega-deal

Gett Delivery Expands Express Delivery Service Deployment


The rabbinate’s own wake-up call

Israel’s Rabbinical Court is indeed more powerful that any of its counterparts in the Diaspora. Empowered by civil law, it holds sole jurisdiction over the personal status of Jews in Israel.

A GLASS of wine is poured during a Jewish wedding ceremony.

Decade-long divorce refuser retracts ‘get’ promise

In light of that ruling, and so as not to delay the burial of his mother, the recalcitrant husband agreed to give the divorce.

David Lau

Rabbinical Court refuses to accept ruling freeing 20-year Agunah

An independent court ruled to annul the marriage, but the rabbinical court has instead opened proceedings against the imprisoned husband.

Zvia Gordestski (left) holding the rabbinical court document freeing her from her marriage, alongside Center for Women’s Justice attorney Nitzan Caspi-Shiloni

Israeli taxi app raises more than $80 million on $1.4 billion valuation

Gett's biggest markets are Moscow, London and New York – where the company operates under its Juno.

Gett's biggest markets are in Moscow, London and New York. The Israeli firm first debuted in Tel Aviv in 2011