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Compose yourself
The unique Room Dance Festival returns with displays of flexibility, elegance and coordination - in short, a celebration of the human body's movement.
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Ruth Eshel
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Dec 17, 2012
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03:27 AM
On Root / The political name game
The names of Israel’s political parties range from bizarre to banal, but what’s in a name anyway?
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Jeremy Benstein
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Dec 16, 2012
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This day in Jewish history / Jewish-American woman becomes president of Guyana
Janet Rosenberg Jagan was born in Chicago but would go on to play a pivotal role in the development of the South American nation of Guyana. On this day, she became the country's sixth president.
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Dec 16, 2012
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Word of the Day / Vee וִי
Like its shape suggests, the letter 'vav' offers a convenient hook for clothes and other items. As part of a 'vee,' it can also help you get a lot done.
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Dec 16, 2012
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Balabustas about town: Ultra-Orthodox women wigging out in Jerusalem
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Tamar Rotem
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Dec 16, 2012
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03:58 AM
How an embroidered girl's dress became a terror suspect
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Amira Hass
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Bye, the beloved country - why almost 40 percent of Israelis are thinking of emigrating
According to a new survey, more than a third of Israelis would leave the country if they could, citing economic opportunities as the main reason. Who are the wannabe leavers, and what can be done to induce them to stay?
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Shanee Shiloh
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Dec 15, 2012
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This day in Jewish history / Dreyfus's widow dies
Lucie Dreyfus’s letters to her 'darling Fred' sustained him through his painful ordeal, as did the knowledge that she had shielded their children from the case.
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David B. Green
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Dec 14, 2012
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09:47 AM
Word of the Day / Yisrablof ישראבלוף
A specifically Israeli swindle has a specifically Israeli word, with roots in pop culture and branches among frustrated suckers across society’s spectrum.
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Shoshana Kordova
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Dec 14, 2012
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06:16 AM
Pollution causes French men to say au revoir to their sperm
A new study shows a steep decline in the quantity and quality of the sperm of men in France - and probably elsewhere, too.
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Zafrir Rinat
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Dec 13, 2012
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This day in Jewish history / A false messiah burns at the stake
Raised as a Catholic son of conversos, Solomon Molcho decided he was the Jewish Messiah, and opted to die for his beliefs rather than recant.
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David B. Green
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Dec 13, 2012
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Word of the Day / Ahot אָחוֹת
As the nurses strike enters its second week, this word of the day reminds us that those nurses are our sisters (and brothers) too.
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Shoshana Kordova
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Dec 13, 2012
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Disused kibbutz hall gets new life as birdwatching center
Partial renovation of Kfar Ruppin's culture hall leaves hope for future enhancements.
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Keshet Rosenblum
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Dec 13, 2012
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04:30 AM
Techno punks / Credit card dinosaurs and fossilized coupons
The coupons that come with your monthly credit card statement may seem like pre-fab waste, but they're actually glorious relics of our consumer past and forbearer of the lazy commerce of the digital age.
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Elihay Vidal
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Yaron Cohen-Tzemach
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Dec 12, 2012
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12:54 PM
This day in Jewish history / Isaac Leeser, towering figure of 19th century U.S. Judaism, is born
Leeser was a prolific teacher, author, translator and leader of the 'regeneration' of American Judaism in the mid-1800s.
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David B. Green
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Dec 12, 2012
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09:24 AM
Word of the Day / Levanim לְבָנִים
A word for your unmentionables gets plenty of mention when you add in alternate vowels.
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Shoshana Kordova
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Dec 12, 2012
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