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When I drive on Shabbat
Every week I face the dilemma of whether to walk to synagogue in unbearable pain,

Prayer, love and my son’s suicide
The High Holiday Unatana Tokef prayer doesn’t address this kind of pain or anger The

Libyan authorities recover bodies of Copts beheaded by IS in 2015
The 21 bodies in orange uniforms are found with their hands cuffed behind their backs

Incredible photos of Holocaust survivors from the SS Exodus up for auction
Under the hammer on October 31, journalist Robert Gary’s album of post-Holocaust life in DP

Rights groups urge UNESCO to reject Egypt’s nominee for new chief
Key task for next head of UN cultural body is to regain US funding, suspended

Ivana Trump’s new book explores marriage to ‘the Donald’
She speculates her daughter Ivanka could run for president in 15 years; ‘First Mother? That

Rouhani: 10 Trumps can’t roll back nuke deal benefits for Iran
Iranian president’s remarks come as US president appears to back away from pledge to rip

Man detained for attacking guard at Beersheba hospital
This follows a spate of recent incidents of violence against health workers at hospitals and

Danish police find decapitated head, other body parts in submarine case
Divers find them in bags near where 30-year-old journalist Kim Wall’s naked headless torso was

Russia strikes kill 120 IS fighters, over 60 ‘foreign mercenaries’ in Syria
Syrian NGO says 14 people, including 3 children, were also killed in the air strikes;

Citing religious freedom, Trump backing off Obama-era rules
Moves let employers opt out of no-cost birth control for workers; could override many anti-discrimination

Jerusalem’s newest luxury hotel opens with a touch of the ‘Orient’
The Isrotel group’s latest 243-room retreat in the capital’s historic Germany Colony preserves the old

Hamas arrests senior Islamic State leaders in Gaza — report
The move comes after the terror group mended relations with Egypt, which is fighting a

Lebanon says it arrested 3 spies working for Israel — report
Officials tell local newspaper the men were gathering information on Hezbollah and conveying it to

Leonard Cohen poems to be published in final book
The ‘singular focus’ of the songwriter’s final months, ‘The Flame’ will include texts completed days

In first, IS urges women to join jihad and carry out terror attacks
Losing ground in Iraq and Syria, beleaguered Islamists show newfound openness towards female roles, creating

British PM fights plot to oust her, cites ‘full support’ of cabinet
Jewish MP and former Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps leads insurgency against May over recent

Western society suffers chronic sleep deprivation, Jewish Nobel winner says
American neuroscientist Michael Rosbash won prize for research on circadian rhythms, increasingly seen as having

When battle-scarred Israelis go wild in India, this vet is there to help
Sam Goodriche’s Soul Talk aims to assist newly discharged soldiers in dealing with war traumas,

A ‘watershed’ moment for artists at the Jerusalem Biennale
On now, third annual contemporary Jewish art festival features 200 artists and 26 exhibitions at

IS inspired terror attacks targeting New York foiled by FBI
Undercover agent helps nab jihadist cell targeting city’s subway and Times Square during Ramadan in

Stymied police seek help in uncovering Vegas gunman’s motive
Nevada authorities say no ‘clear motive’ in mass shooting, appeals to public for help in

Weinstein on ‘indefinite leave’ during harassment inquiry
Board says important for Hollywood mogul ‘to get the professional help for the problems he

New US measures aim to show Trump is tough on Iran
White House preparing a series of measures targeting Revolutionary Guards and the Tehran-backed terror group

Poland slams Brussels museum over Holocaust exhibition
Minister denounces EU exhibition for ‘flagrant misinformation,’ objects to mention of Poland as complicit in

Democrats giving charities money donated by Harvey Weinstein
Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren among party members giving away thousands contributed by disgraced Hollywood producer

Iran says missile program ‘non-negotiable,’ denies report it’s open to talks
Tehran says disputed arsenal for defense purposes, does not violate understandings under nuclear accord The