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Jerusalem girls' school blasted for racist blackface Purim skit
Students at the Ulpanat Horev school face backlash for video mocking Jews of Middle Eastern and North African descent.
How the Book of Esther's message of unity is relevant today
As we celebrate Purim, perhaps we should look at the Talmudic interpretation of the holiday to better understand our contemporary ...
Holon cancels Purim 'Adloyada' for 2nd straight year due to pandemic
In the battle against the Omicron variant, the Holon Municipality waved a white flag on Thursday, canceling its Purim Adloyada ...
COVID reproduction rate inches up, posing threat to further opening economy
Death toll since start of COVID pandemic in Israel hits 5,738, with 241 patients on ventilators. Health Ministry Director-General Professor ...
IDF COVID task force urges gov't to reconsider further reopenings
In latest report, Military Intelligence expresses concern over rising reproduction rate, relatively high number of serious coronavirus cases, and research that ...
Police set up roadblocks as Israel enters Purim curfew
Hoping to avoid a repeat of the spike in infections Israel saw following the Purim holiday last year, PM Netanyahu ...
'Happiness Vehicle' allows Purim celebrations to continue during COVID
'I did not remember at all that it was the Purim holiday. When I heard music and saw the vehicle, ...
Cabinet approves Purim curfew to head off COVID outbreak
The rules: No intercity public transportation, intracity buses will be cut back and limited to 50% occupancy, public to stay ...
'Purim might set us back weeks,' corona chief warns
Health Ministry officials are concerned that celebrations on Purim might cripple its efforts to curb the coronavirus outbreak and leave ...