Monthly Archives: September 2020

An unexpected Jewish wedding

Posted on September 13, 2020

A particularly exciting wedding took place on the beach of Rishon LeZion. Dor Shachar was born Ayman Subah 40 years ago in Khan Yunis, Gaza. He fled to Israel and later converted. Last week he married Edith, also a convert. … Continue reading →

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Shana Tova

Posted on September 13, 2020

Israel’s Jacob Richman has compiled a site containing 70 links about Rosh Hashana, ranging from laws and customs to games and recipes. Site languages include English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Portugese, Russian and Spanish. Also, over 780 Rosh Hashana cool … Continue reading →

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Israeli recovers Catalonian Jewish prayer book

Posted on September 13, 2020

National Library of Israel director of rare books Dr. Idan Perez has won a Catalan culture prize for his publication of the “Sidur Catalunya,” the first complete recreation of a prayer book used by the Jews of Catalonia, Valencia and … Continue reading →

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Israeli helps win MLB game

Posted on September 13, 2020

Dean Kremer has become the first Israeli pitcher to win a Major League Baseball (MLB) game. He struck out 7 batsmen in six innings for the Baltimore Orioles in a 5 to 1 victory over the New York Yankees. It … Continue reading →

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Tonight – a Night of Heroes

Posted on September 13, 2020

This exciting Friends of the IDF event is on Sunday 13th Sep at 7pm EDT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwQnkn-UYgc https://events.fidf.org/

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Israel is a nature-lover’s paradise

Posted on September 13, 2020

In these times, it is important to get as much fresh air as possible. Here are four of the top Israeli parks visited by Israeli citizens and by tourists who are lucky enough to be here. Since June, 1.5 million … Continue reading →

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Israel Festival is live and on-line

Posted on September 13, 2020

The Israel Festival, scheduled for June and postponed due to Covid-19, will take place through Sep 12 in Jerusalem and online. For the first time in its 38-year history, all performances will be filmed for live and later viewing on … Continue reading →

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New Israeli stamps

Posted on September 13, 2020

Jacob Richman has posted pictures of some beautiful new Israeli stamps. They include Art for the Jewish New Year, Israeli Murals, Israel & Brazil joint issue, and Israeli helicopters. https://jr.co.il/stamps/index-2020.html

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EU Covid-19 funds for 9 Israeli organizations

Posted on September 13, 2020

Nine Israeli organizations have been selected for EU funding under the Horizon 2020 program designed to combat Covid-19. A total of NIS 18 million was allocated for them to work in eight of the EU’s 23 collaborative projects. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3848373,00.html

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Walmart trialing delivery by Israeli drones

Posted on September 13, 2020

Walmart is launching a drone delivery pilot programme in partnership with Israeli drone startup Flytrex (reported here previously). Walmart branches in North Carolina will trial deliveries to customers’ yards. https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2020/09/09/walmart-now-piloting-on-demand-drone-delivery-with-flytrex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUOZRbUxsW0

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