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Trees for Cairns planted for Tu B’Shevat

J-Wire Newsdesk — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:16:28 +0000

Cairns Jewish Community celebrated Tu B’Shevat by planting trees for the council. Both young and old from all walks of life got their hands dirty using their shovels and soil marking the New Year for Trees. Tree planting is part of the traditional celebrations of the holiday being repeated in hundreds of communities throughout the world. […]

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Why is support for ‘freedom of worship for Jews’ on the Temple Mount so controversial?

Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:16:07 +0000

Jonathan S. Tobin: Bennett’s statement deserves support, but it will have diplomatic and political repercussions. If he backs down, the consequences will involve more than the right to prayer at a holy site.

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VIDEO: Israelis ascend to the Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av – Muslims attempt to block them

Aryeh Savir - TPS — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 23:48:32 +0000

Over 1,400 Jews ascended to the Temple Mount during the morning hours of Sunday during the Tisha B’Av, despite threats by Gaza-based terror organizations and despite attempts by Muslims at the holy site to block them.

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Lessons from Tishah B’Av

Rabbi Raymond Apple — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 05:06:31 +0000

Why do Jews blame themselves?...ask the rabbi.

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Tu B’shevat – a message from Jerusalem

Rabbi Raymond Apple — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 02:44:05 +0000

Trees have their new year

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