Andrew Tobin
By Andrew Tobin
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The Schmooze Israel’s Junior Mr. Universe Credits Orthodoxy For Bodybuilding Success
(JTA) — Kobi Ifrach stood on a stage in England wearing nothing but gold body paint, a Speedo and an Israeli flag. He had just become the first Israeli to win the Junior Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition. Back home in this northern Israeli town, Ifrach’s haredi Orthodox parents were cheering him on. Days earlier they…
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Breaking News Chief Rabbis Promise Conversion Standards — Vow To Count Ivanka Trump as Jewish
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Chief Rabbinate committed to creating standards for recognizing which Diaspora rabbis it trusts to handle Jewish conversions. The Ashkenazi and Sephardi chief rabbis announced separately Wednesday afternoon that they would convene a meeting next week with the Chief Rabbinate Council and the Supreme Rabbinical Court to determine the standards. The conversion…
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Breaking News Observant Martial Arts Fighters Wear Tzitzit To Celebrate Wins
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Two winning Israeli mixed martial arts fighters donned Jewish ritual fringes and kippahs following their victory in a competition in Israel. Elazar Tariku and Almog Shay are both observant Jews who wear traditional Jewish garb in daily life. As each of their victories were announced on Nov. 11, with the referee…
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News Breitbart’s Man in Israel Says Jewish State Needs More Right Wing Media — Not Less
(JTA) — Stephen Bannon recently called Breitbart News “the most pro-Israel site in the United States of America.” That will not change with Bannon leaving the far-right news website for the White House, according to Breitbart’s Jerusalem bureau chief. Saying he shares a worldview with Bannon, President-elect Donald Trump’s chief White House strategist, Aaron Klein…
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News Meet the American Firefighters Battling Israel’s Mother of All Wildfires
(JTA) — Call them Israel’s American volunteer fire brigade. Dozens of firefighters from across the United States put their lives on hold – leaving behind jobs and families – to help subdue the wildfires that swept Israel over the past week. While they all share a love of Israel, only a handful of them are…
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Breaking News Americans Voting From Israel Sour on Trump, According to Exit Poll
JERUSALEM — More Americans in Israel voted for Donald Trump than for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, but the number of Republican votes plummeted from four years ago, according to a poll released Thursday. Trump, the Republican candidate, received 49 percent of the vote, and Clinton, the Democrat, had 44 percent, the survey found. Keevoon…
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Breaking News Why Do Donald Trump’s Worst Tweets Come on Jewish Holidays — or Shabbat?
(JTA) — After the shooting death of Dwyane Wade’s cousin in August, Donald Trump , “Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!” The previous month, he posted to Twitter a six-pointed star containing the words “Most Corrupt Candidate Ever” stamped on an image of Hillary Clinton and hundred-dollar bills. A few weeks…
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Israel News Tel Aviv Proudly Goes to the Dogs
(JTA) — It’s not every day you see a dog getting a massage. But in this Israeli city, somehow it seems expected. At Tel Aviv’s first official dog festival, hundreds of dogs took over Yehoshua Park and its dog park on Friday afternoon. As canine customers wandered among vendors selling dog-related products and services, a…
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