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Ruth's Conversion Would Be Rejected Today

On the eve of Shavuot, a reminder of how far Israel's Chief Rabbinate has come from the spirit of the festival.

https://garyrosenblatt.substack.com/p/ruths-conversion-would-be-rejected?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

‘Times’ reporter goes inside Israel’s identity crisis, 75 years in the making

Isabel Kershner, in a new book chronicling Israel's many divisions, crisscrosses the country in search of who the Israeli people are today

https://jewishinsider.com/2023/05/new-york-times-isabel-kershner-israel-reporter-book/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Kickoff%20May%2024%202023&utm_content=Daily%20Kickoff%20May%2024%202023+CID_01136805faef3b3eadf966c1ad133e66&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor%20JI&utm_term=Jewish%20Insiders%20Gabby%20Deutch%20reports

Jordan celebrates 77th Independence Day

https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-109/News/Jordan-celebrates-77th-Independence-Day-28837