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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.
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
City Notes: Haifa hosts first Limmuf in parallel with Uruguay
During the event, a live-link, Transatlantic session was held with Limmud Boston, Haifa’s twin city.
Hookah smokers are inhaling benzene
High levels of benzene, a chemical in crude oil and gasoline, are present in hookah smokers and nonsmokers after they attend social events where the water pipes are used, a new report says.
Rivlin: Jewish state law questions success of Zionist enterprise
“Does this proposal not in fact encourage us to seek contradiction between the Jewish and democratic characters of the state?" asked the president.
Mild blows may cause major head injuries
In the NFL, other professional sports, and especially school sports, concern has grown about the long-term neuropsychiatric mconsequences of repeated mild trauatic brain injury.
Two Israeli films make the Oscar short list
The films are Summer Vacation by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon, who recently directed The Farewell Party, which won an audience award at the Venice Film Festival and Aya.
Touting the management of Gaza war reporting
Israel has learned to not merely turn the other cheek but to pursue better coverage, claim spokesmen
Yeshiva students attacked in A-Tur
Police looking into incident that lightly wounded two Jewish men in their twenties.
‘Post’ leads the way with new podcast
Frontlines broadcast gives insider perspective on what’s going on behind the headlines.
Netanyahu invites Left, haredim to join unity government
Labor and Meretz turned down the offer.
Histadrut threatens general strike at month's end
Bill to limit strikes advances