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    'ISIS atrocities based on Talmudic rituals,' says Syrian expert

    According to the expert, the means and style by which the Islamic State doles out violence is different from other groups, and is therefore Israel's fault.

  • Polish Jewish Festival

    WATCH: Love of Israel on display at Krakow Jewish culture festival

    For over a week tourists can ride through Jerusalem streets in a virtual taxi, taste traditional Jewish cuisine and listen to concerts by a number of folk bands.

  • Venice Jews

    Oldest known Ten Commandments tablet sold for $850,000

    The 1,500-year-old tablet is chiseled with 20 lines of Samaritan script.

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    IN PICTURES: Passover preparations in Israel

    In Jewish ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods of Jerusalem residents burned all remnants of leavened food before the start of the holiday.

    By REUTERS,JPOST.COM STAFF

  • Dr. Sara Ziv

    For the love of Yiddish

    Sara Ziv, chairwoman of the National Authority for Yiddish Culture, is optimistic about the future of the Mama Loschen in Israel.

    By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

  • Mount Herzl Miltary Cemetary

    New burial advisory service set for launch

    Program to launch first in Ra'anana set to provide bereaved with free advice, assistance related to Jewish practices, burial and mourning procedures.

    By JEREMY SHARON

  • Taken from "Panic"

    Theater Review: Panic

    By Robin Hawden, Translated by Yaron Frid, Directed by Alon Ophir, Habima National Theater, January 13.

    By HELEN KAYE

  • Jewish World: Aspects of assimilation

    Poland and Hungary: Prewar Jewish experiences

    By MONTE JACOBSON

  • Photo of Nelly Sachs, 1966.

    O the Chimneys!

    Although Jewish burial customs have changed over the centuries, they have always been based on two basic concepts that may at first seem contradictory.

    By REUVEN HAMMER

  • A boy sings underneath the Israeli flag at the Israel Solidarity Rally in London

    Post-modern Judaism

    Abigail Pogrebin wrestles with the yearnings behind age-old Jewish holidays and the lessons they transmit for our times.

    By JANICE WEIZMAN

  • POMEGRANATES, LIKE those seen here for sale in Jerusalem, are among the many iconic foods linked to

    Digging into food history

    Lori Stein and Ronald Isaas explore the development and celebration of Jewish cuisine.

    By AMY SPIRO

  • Lag B

    Ask the Rabbi: May one steal wood for Lag Ba’omer bonfires?

    Rashbi himself would undoubtedly remind all celebrants that the Torah prohibits stealing and admonishes us to guard our health zealously.

    By SHLOMO BRODY

  • 3D printed kippa

    THREE LADIES – THREE LATTES: Who is a (religious) Jew?

    Three Ladies, Three Lattes looks at percolating issues in Israel’s complicated social and religious fabric. Secular Pam, modern Orthodox Tzippi and haredi Danit answer your questions.

    By THREE LADIES, THREE LATTES

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