Linda Gradstein
By Linda Gradstein
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News In Jerusalem, a market blooms to help Gaza-area farmers hit hard by the war
"It's not just about buying fruits and vegetables," one customer said. It's "to support not only farmers but each other"
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Food Israeli restaurants are changing their kosher certification — and signaling a religious revolution
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Eucalyptus, a restaurant just outside the Old City here, draws in diners by offering “authentic biblical cuisine” — made from ingredients and dishes found in the Bible. The chef, Moshe Basson, has an unusual way of sourcing his food, foraging for some of the biblical-era herbs in forests and fields around…
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Fast Forward As most Israeli adults get vaccinated from COVID, some wonder when life will go back to normal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — After receiving his first dose of the COVID vaccine in December, Jonathan Livny, 77, assumed life would at last return to normal for Israelis like him. Livny, who lives in Jerusalem, was among the first Israelis to take the shot, and became fully vaccinated in January. He received his “green passport” —…
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Israel News Is Israel Doing Enough To Care For The Mental Health Of ‘Lone Soldiers’?
JERUSALEM — The call to attend the funeral went out on social media. Alex Sasaki, a 27-year-old IDF combat soldier from Laguna Beach, California, was to buried in Jerusalem on March 28 after an apparent drug overdose. His unit was serving on the border with Gaza as tensions were ratcheting up between Israel and Hamas…
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Israel News Israeli Students Design The Tiniest Of Tiny Toys — For Kinder Eggs
Correction, April 5, 11:44 a.m.: [An earlier version of this story stated that Bezalel Academy of Art and Design was part of Hebrew University. In fact, it is a separate entity located on the Hebrew University campus.] In my family, there used to be an ongoing dispute between me and my kids about the Kinder…
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Israel News These Arabs And Their Allies In High Tech Are Fighting Racial Tension In Israel
Omar Gharra carefully aims the Nerf gun at his boss, takes a deep breath, and fires. The shot scores a direct hit. The target, David Amir, laughs and picks up his own gun. Soon, a full-fledged battle has broken out in the PA Team offices in a glass-fronted office building in the central Israeli town…
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Food Why Food Critics Are Obsessing Over Israeli Cuisine
In the sun-lit Alenbi restaurant, on Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights, with its white and black urban chic decor — you can easily mistake the setting and think you’re in Tel Aviv, not Brooklyn. Sunday lunch, we are ready for you. ✨ #lunching #decoration #modern #home A post shared by ALENBI (@alenbikitchen) on Mar 18,…
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Israel News Israelis Offer Shabbat Meals And Sanctuary To African Asylum-Seekers
In the basement of a synagogue in Jerusalem, almost 100 people have turned out on a cold and rainy January night to hear about what they can do to help African asylum-seekers in Israel who are in danger of being deported. The point of the gathering is to sign up families, many of them English-speaking…
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