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This week in Jewish history: 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' published

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

|BySTEVEN DRUCKER
LEONARD BERNSTEIN emblazoned on Austrian stamp, 2018.
Renee Binstock with her sons

A moment for celebration: 105 years young

Beyond the Headlines: A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
SENAI GUEDALIA, widow of soldier Yosef Malachi Guedalia who was killed in the Kfar Aza area on October 7, marks her late husband’s 24th birthday and lights the first Hanukkah candle at his grave, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

Who is holy in the Jewish faith? - opinion

The best place to examine Jewish holiness would be to look at the path blazed by Avraham, the first Jew and founding father of the Jewish people.

|ByDORON PEREZ
Religious and secular Jews gather on the eve of Tisha B’Av outside Independence Hall in Tel Aviv to hear the annual reading of the ‘Scroll of Lamentations’ on July 26, 2023.

It's time for the Jewish nation to unite as brothers and sisters - opinion

We who believe in Jewish unity have to be the strong ones who take the first step with our brothers and sisters, some of whom might not understand our position. 

|ByRAPHAEL SHUCHAT

Wanted: Two chief rabbis, down and dirty

It is no easy task to be the rabbi of this diverse, demanding, distinctive community of Israel. But if you dare to run for the office, you had better be prepared to meet that challenge.

MARCH 8, 2013ByRABBI STEWART WEISS
311_Amar and Metzger at Joseph's Tomb