Month: July 2023
Rick Froberg was the perfect punk vocalist
Froberg’s voice was unmistakable. In Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu, the frontman had the sweet mix of snarl and shrill. (Image credit: Matt Cowan/Getty Images)
Read MoreEgalitarian Yeshivat Hadar ordains its first — and for now, only — rabbis
The institute, which is committed to gender equality, LGBTQ inclusion and reaching Jews across denominations, will wait until it gathers another cohort that can execute its vision
Read MoreNetanyahu convenes security meeting to discuss West Bank tensions
Without presence of Ben Gvir or many other ministers, security officials reportedly discuss need to shore up Palestinian Authority, as situation continues to deteriorate
Read MoreHelen Mirren, other glitterati to appear at 40th Jerusalem Film Festival
This year’s event includes hits from Sundance, Cannes, Berlin and Venice, among more than 200 movies
Read MoreIsrael’s Manor Solomon signing for top Premier League soccer team Tottenham
Move would make Solomon the most high-profile Israeli soccer player in the English league, as he joins a team with a traditional Jewish following
Read MoreIsrael frees Fijian UN peacekeepers cleared of drug smuggling suspicion
The three were arrested last week while crossing the border from Jordan with perfume-making kits that police wrongly suspected contained liquid cocaine
Read MoreUnionized hotel workers in Southern California go on strike for better pay and benefits
Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job on Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history.
Read MoreHezbollah said to evacuate one of the 2 tents it set up on Israeli side of Blue Line
Move comes hours after Jerusalem is said to have threatened Lebanese terror group with armed conflict if it does not move quickly to shift outpost off Israeli territory
Read MoreIsrael qualifies for Paris Olympics, will face England in Euro U-21 soccer semifinal
England’s victory over Portugal ensures that Israel takes one of three European berths and will play soccer at the Olympics for the first time since 1976
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