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Abundant

“For the Lord hath chosen Zion... I will bless her with abundant provision.” Ps. 132: 13, 15. God’s idea of abundance must be different than our typical ideas of abundance. Normally, when I think of…

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Dreams ... A Tribute to Israel's Heroes

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African-American Jew moves to Israel to fight in IDF

IDF fighter Avi Rosenblum discusses his reasons for making aliyah from the United States.

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From Time Immemorial – The Everlasting Jewish Tie to the Land of Israel

On Israel's Independence Day, UNESCO passed a resolution demanding that Israel disavow Jerusalem as its capital. It ignores the continuous Jewish presence in the Land of Israel throughout the past…

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Abbas' PA Ignores Trump's Call: Free Pal.-American Jailed for Selling Property to Jews

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) condemned dictator Mahmoud Abbas’ pro-terror, anti-peace Palestinian Authority (PA) for ignoring calls by the Trump Administration to immediately free…

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Threatening to Ban Jewish Butchering Methods in Europe

Ben Weyts, a Flemish Minister for Animal Welfare, has called for a ban of all ritual slaughter, which would prevent both Jews and Muslims from obtaining meat approved for use by their faith. This…

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Miss Iraq and Miss Israel

Sarah Idan, the Iraqi-born model and musician crowned the 2017 winner of the Miss Iraq pageant, has received numerous hateful comments and death threats, not only directed at herself but also her…

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How to Respect Jewish Culture

Jewish culture dates back thousands of years. Respecting Jewish culture and traditions is a matter of acceptance and respect. A variety of Jewish customs have remained private cultural celebrations,…

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Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic Countries

Arabs sometimes claim that, as "Semites," they cannot possibly be antiSemitic. This, however, is a semantic distortion that ignores the reality of Arab discrimination and hostility toward Jews.…

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Ancient Legacy of Chinese Jews

The Chinese government, which now recognizes Jews as an official Chinese ethnic group, is also paying more attention to the country's Jewish past. The Jewish presence in China is at least one…

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The Jewish Treasures in Saddam Hussein's Basement

This is a dramatic heroic story of how these historic materials were found and rescued from the basement of Saddam Hussein's intelligence headquarters and how the National Archives is preserving them.

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UK Jewish Worman Woman Awarded $24,500 Payout After Firm Snubs her Sabbath Observance

A 23-year-old Jewish woman in the U.K. was awarded £16,000 ($24,464) from a potential employer that turned down her application because she refused to work on the Jewish Sabbath.

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Summertime in New York

With the days getting cooler and shorter now, we are more comfortable remembering the long, hot summers of years past. Summertime in the Bronx was somewhat different from the summertime in the slower…

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11-Year-Old Table Tennis Phenom Chooses Shabbos Over Championship

WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Estee Ackerman is a ping-pong phenom, but when a national championship match fell on a Friday night, she decided to put her faith first. As CBS 2's Vanessa Murdock…

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