In Israel’s cultural “solyanka,” post-Soviet aliyah spans generations — from those who rebuilt in the 1990s to today’s newcomers facing new fears and freedoms.
The Torah portion of Chayei Sarah tells of Abraham’s purchase of the Cave of Machpelah. Today, that story comes alive as thousands gather in Hebron for Shabbat.
The father of Israeli-American Itay Chen, whose body was returned last week, demanded that politicians and commanders “give answers to the entire people of Israel, and bear their responsibility, within the framework of a state commission of inquiry.”
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