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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.

 ASHKENAZI CHIEF Rabbi David Lau (left) and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: The silence of our two chief rabbis is thunderously indicative of the abject state of these once meaningful and relevant positions, the writer argues.
 Al Jazeera presenter Abdelkader Aiad works during a live newscast at a studio, in Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2024.

Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief on shutting site in Israel: 'There are no security reasons'

 Israeli couple tries to smuggle iPhones into country to avoid taxation

Beersheba couple attempts smuggling 173 iPhones into Israel, arrested

 ORN AND raised in Jerusalem, 48-year-old Dana Shemesh has been Israel's top female professional bodybuilder for almost two decades.

Israeli bodybuilder Dana Shemesh back and as good as ever


Israel's Green Leaf party offers weed for campaign donations

With the promise of weed in the future, a new stash of campaign funds could help the party blaze its way into the Knesset, though they’re still a longshot at best.

Marijuana plants are seen in a MedReleaf facility.

NFL legends star in Israeli company Wix.com’s first Super Bowl spot

Retired NFL star Terrell Owens in a Wix.com commercial

Yes they can

Nechama Rivlin hosts annual ILAN event at President’s Residence.

Reuven and Nechama Rivlin with children at the WIZO shelter.

Are these pretzels making me thirsty?

Pubs can cut the pretzels – salty snacks don’t cause thirst and increase consumption of drinks

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Source: Azaria in ‘positive ongoing negotiations’ to finalize joining nascent Kulanu party

As talks continue, Jerusalem deputy mayor and noted women’s rights activist expected to make formal announcement in coming days, says political insider.

Rachel Azaria

On eve of 2015, Israel's population hits 8.3 million

Three-fourths of the population, some 6.218 million people, were Jewish. The next largest group, 1.719 million Arabs, accounted for 20.7% of the population.

Jews crowd onto a British army armoured car as they celebrate in downtown Jerusalem the morning after the United Nations voted on November 29, 1947 to partition Palestine which paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel on May 15, 1948.

Israeli lawmaker calls driver's test question sexist, demands reform

"D.) this is true only for women."

Cars on a highway [illustrative]

Theater review: Fatal Attraction

Let’s step back from an almost instinctive need to wash out our souls with soap after watching the stage version of Fatal Attraction.

Theater

Tech Talk: Technology and health

Numerous medical devices have been invented to improve patient care, which medical personnel use to treat the masses.

Radiology technician performs mammography test

MKs call for digital voting in next election

Knesset panel approves NIS 241.75m Central Election Committee budget.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot in the 2013 election[File]