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Found: Roman Bathhouse, Winery Under Jerusalem Army Base

March 9, 2016 This past Wednesday, Israeli archaeologists announced finding an ancient manor with its own bathhouse and white-mosaic wine press while clearing the grounds of central Jerusalem’s Schneller Compound, an Israeli military base vacated in 2008.

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Israel’s PM Netanyahu Refuses to Meet with President Obama

March 9, 2016 In the midst of negotiating a 10-year security agreement with Israel and icy tensions that only started to thaw in November of last year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a March 18 visit with US President Obama. Learning of the cancellation first from Israeli media, which appeared to blame Obama for not fitting Netanyahu into his schedule, the White House stated, “We were looking forward to hosting the bilateral meeting, ... Reports that we were not able to accommodate the prime minister's schedule are false."

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Discover Judaism’s Women of Valor

March 8, 2016 This International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, 2016 is a rallying cry for a global "Pledge for Parity" — a call “to help women and girls achieve their ambitions, call for gender-balanced leadership, respect and value difference, develop more inclusive and flexible cultures or root out workplace bias.”

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Parasha Vayakhel (And He Assembled): Giving Wholeheartedly for the Tabernacle

March 4, 2016 Before building the Tabernacle begins, Moses underscores the importance of the Sabbath and to do God's commands, not merely hear them. The people respond to God's call to give to the building fund so generously that Moses has to tell them to stop. This Sabbath is also Shabbat Shekalim, regarding the yearly tax for the Tabernacle. It is one of four Parshiot read as we near Purim and Passover.

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Syrian Sunni Muslim Thanks Israel

March 2, 2016 Now based in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunni Muslim Aboud Dandachi has launched a Facebook page and website called “Thank You Am Israel” in honor of the Israelis that have been extending help to the Syrian people harmed during their nation’s civil war or displaced from their war-torn country.

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Kenyan President Visits Israel

March 2, 2016 In Kenya’s first presidential visit to Israel since 1994, the nation’s President Uhuru Kenyatta spent three days last week in Israel, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin to discuss cooperation between the two countries.

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Iran to Pay Palestinian Families of Killed Terrorists

March 2, 2016 Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Fathali, has promised to pay families of Palestinian “martyrs” who died while attacking or murdering Israelis, an action that aids terrorism and has earned the rebuke of Israeli leadership. According to Fathali, “martyrs of the intifada in occupied Jerusalem” have earned their families a paycheck of $7,000. Iran will also give $30,000 “to every family whose home the occupation has demolished for the participation of one of its sons” in attacks on Israelis.

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7-Year-Old Israeli Uncovers Ancient Artifact

March 2, 2016 In Israel, expert archaeologists and young children alike can unearth the Holy Land’s history. This past week, a 7-year-old discovered a 3,400-year-old statuette while a professional team uncovered millennia-old fabrics.

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Israel Buys Armored Bus Fleet

March 1, 2016 Israel is investing in public safety with a record-breaking order of 71 anti-explosive, bulletproof buses from Merkavim, the country’s lead bus manufacturer, after Hamas released a music video on February 7 calling martyrs to bomb buses.

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Parasha Ki Tisa (When You Take): Battle for the Covenant

February 24, 2016 The Israelites are to create the Sanctuary’s water basin, anointing oil, and incense. God tells Moses that He has chosen a “wise-hearted” artisan named Bezalel, along with his associate Oholiab, to lead the sacred construction project. In order to fund the building of the Sanctuary, God commands Moses to take a census of the people of Israel and to instruct them to give a half shekel of silver.

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