Tradition of israel

Judaism encourages haredim to draft into IDF - opinion

Evasion from military service, even to learn Torah, has no precedent in our history or our writings and codified laws. 

 A RALLY against recruiting haredim into the IDF takes place in Jerusalem, on Sunday. Ironically and unashamedly, it is those who cloak themselves in the garb of religiosity who appear most ready to ignore our central precepts, the writer charges.
 A PROTEST against judicial reform takes place in Tel Aviv, this past Saturday night. It has become increasingly clear that for those demonstrating against judicial reform, the real issue is an existential, not a political one, says the writer.

We must make Israel a Jewish state – we owe it to our ancestors - opinion

 (L-R) Massimo Manetti and Tali Friedman sign the Matching Markets Deal between Florence's historic market and Machane Yehuda, July 3, 2023 in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda market celebrates centennial, signs historic agreement with Florence

 AN AERIAL view of the ever-growing Jerusalem, above the Yemin Moshe neighborhood.

Social divide? Not here! How Israel’s Neighbors’ Day brings us closer - opinion


UNPUBLISHED TOUR GUIDE STORIES: The wayward bus leads us toward Shabbat

The luscious green fields of the valley below were deepening in color, merging in their definition. The group inside the bus was by now, well and truly familiar with what needed to be done.

The Hexagon Pool in the Yehudiya Nature Reserve.

La chemita : restaurer les traditions

Purement théorique pendant plus de 2000 ans d’exil, la chemita est redevenue effective avec le retour d’Israël sur sa terre. Conséquences pour les agriculteurs et pour le consommateur

La chemita : restaurer les traditions

My word: Rights and rites of passage

A bar mitzva celebration serves as a bonding experience.

The western wall

Page turner

Looking into the eyes of the great-grandfather only he could see, he reached out, turned a page of Schumann, and waited patiently for his next cue.

The Jerusalem Post

Let us all sit shiva and mourn the death of a child

“Few are guilty but all are responsible” –Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Women watch from a rooftop as the body of Muhammad Abu Khdeir is carried during his funeral in Shuafat.

Décoder la garde-robe juive

Pour la première fois, le Musée d’Israël présente une exposition exclusivement consacrée aux atours traditionnels juifs du XVIIIe au XXe siècle, en provenance de quatre continents. Visite guidée

Manteau de femme, Boukhara, Ouzbekistan, fin du XIXe siecle

Wine Talk: History in a bottle

The Palestine Wine Company, founded in 1898, started marketing wines with the name Palwin, which was the first brand sold in export markets by the Israeli wine industry.

Palwin wines

Plaider coupable ou non coupable ?

Moshé se prosterna jusqu’à terre et dit à l’Eternel : « Oui ce peuple est indocile mais Tu pardonneras notre iniquité et nos péchés et Tu resteras notre patrimoine à tout jamais » (Exode XXXIV, 8-9)

Moshe brise les tables de la loi

Le nouvel art juif

Le Judaïca connaît un renouveau sans précédent. En Israël, de nouveaux artistes conçoivent un art juif réinventé, qui rencontre un succès bien au-delà des frontières

oeuvre de David Kessel

La modernité du judaisme

Ce que nous enseigne le judaisme depuis des millénaires s'inscrit de façon surprenante dans les temps modernes que nous vivons

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