News from israel
Israel no longer has chief rabbis after ministry fails to hold timely elections
The Religious Services Ministry failed to hold elections in time to reinstate the tenure of chief rabbis.
Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief on shutting site in Israel: 'There are no security reasons'
Beersheba couple attempts smuggling 173 iPhones into Israel, arrested
Israeli bodybuilder Dana Shemesh back and as good as ever
Mouthwatering State Cup quarterfinal postponed due to rain
Maccabi currently leads the standings by two points.
Buoyant Mac TA has no plans to ease up
With zero losses in 2015, yellow-and-blue hosts Berlin hoping to keep pressure on Real atop Euroleague group
Did Brian Williams exaggerate claims of nearly being hit by Hezbollah rocket?
According to "The Washington Post," Williams “gave varying accounts” of his wartime coverage, at times suggesting that he was in danger while in other instances omitting mention completely.
Ashdod recovery gathers pace with win at Hap TA
Ashdod had just three wins from 16 games when Sherf took charge, but has since claimed two victories from three games and finally climbed off the bottom of the standings on Saturday.
In national abuse probe, leading Australian rabbi decries Orthodox community’s ‘cover-up culture’
Gutnick asserted that those who reported abuse were labeled mosers (“informers”), and subjected to social ostracism, according to The Guardian.
Thousands bid farewell to 8 women killed in tragic Negev bus accident Wednesday
The victims, all of them grandmothers in their 50s and 60s, were on their way back from attending prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem when the collision happened.
Debate champion pushes for debate between candidates
Yoni Cohen-Iduv built a website at http://israeldebate.com/ and Facebook page in an effort to encourage a debate in Israel.
Making music at Masada
The marvelously melodramatic Tosca by Puccini and Carl Orff’s imposing Carmina Burana. To celebrate its 30th birthday the Israel Opera is offering these two works for its 5th Opera Festival at Masada
850 bromine workers strike over planned lay-offs
Israel Chemicals (ICL) sent letters for dismissal hearings to some 140 workers Monday, part of a planned restructuring of the company.
History made as possible first all-female mosque opens up in US
Male imams traditionally lead prayers and Quran teachings but the Women's Mosque of America aims to present an alternative by creating an alternative by creating an all-female space for prayer.