The biblical term for coming together as a community or nation derives from the root k-h-l (קהל), which is the root of the ...

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According to the head of the Likud list, Yaakov Hagoel, who is also the chairman of the World Zionist Organization, his list includes all sectors of Israeli society: Sephardim, Ashkenazim ...

Ashkenazim recite it in the morning. “Remember what the persecutor did within (the Temple)” tells the story of Titus’ intrusion, his bombastic desecration and destruction of all that is holy ...

His mother, Ahuva (Maayan Amrani), feels he should go to what is considered the top yeshiva, which is run and attended almost exclusively by Ashkenazim. Raphael’s brilliance is such that his ...

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Contributed by Richard P. Lifton; received October 3, 2024; accepted January 14, 2025; reviewed by David Altshuler and Sekar Kathiresan ...

Photo by Leeor Ohayon taken at Adi Keissar home in Israel in 2015: https://www.leeorohayon.com/.