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Haredi leader Rabbi Dov Lando, 96, faces backlash over recorded attack on Zionism

Footage aired by Channel 12 shows the Degel HaTorah spiritual leader faulting Religious Zionists, drawing rebukes that tie him to Netanyahu's coalition.

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Israel stops for Yom Kippur as fast times and hot forecast published

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Rosh Hashanah meal for 2,000 travelers canceled at Phuket Chabad house

Isaac Herzog in 2021

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Herzog's Rosh Hashanah message goes out in eight languages

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Israel's Chief Rabbis Ask for Fasting and Prayer at Purim

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Three Churches Agree to Repair Bethlehem's Grotto After 600 Years

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Netivot Braces for Tens of Thousands at the Baba Sali Hillula

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