December 18, 2008

Parshat Vayeshev: What’s so special about Joseph’s coat?

Parshat Vayeshev is one of the most well-known sections of the Torah. It talks about Joseph’s dreams, tells the story of how Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery in Egypt, and of course recounts Jacob’s special gift to his favorite son, the coat of many colors (actually, the Torah never says it was a coat, [...]

December 18, 2008

No Plans to Bring Yemenite Jews to Israel

JERUSALEM ― Israel will not try to rescue a group of  280 Jews from Yemen despite a recent wave of attacks on the local population, a Jewish Agency spokesman said Thursday.
 
Michael Jankelowitz, a spokesman for the Jewish Agency, told SababaNews that Yemenite Jews are free to immigrate to Israel if they want to, and [...]