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Netanyahu Hails Bible as the Foundation of our Lives at International Bible Contest

International Bible Contest First and Second Place Winners.

Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the International Bible Contest contestants that the Bible was the foundation for the Jewish People and for Israel. "We would not exist without it. It reflects our identity and our values, which grew in this Land. It also reflects the great hopes of our people to return to our homeland and build our homes there," he said.

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Conference of European Rabbis Meet With Pope at the Vatican

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On Monday, in a historic meeting, Pope Francis met with top European rabbis to discuss growing anti-Semitism in Europe, as well as recent attacks on Christians by Islamic radicals. For the first time, representatives from the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), which represents 700 chief rabbis throughout Europe, met with the pope at the Vatican.

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Parasha Tazria-Metzora: Tzaraat, Purification, Restoration, and the Messiah

Messiah and the Lepers, by Gebhard Fugal

Both Tazria and Metzora focus on the laws of leprosy, a spiritual condition that causes the afflicted to become impure. These portions outline laws regarding how to handle the metzora, the one who is infected, as well as how he or she may be purified once healed. The Hebrew word that is translated leprosy, tzaraat, does not actually correspond to the modern day affliction of leprosy. Its origin is spiritual, but it obviously has a physical manifestation. The condition is identified by a priest, not by a doctor.

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Russian Sale of S-300 Missiles Cause Grave Concern For Israel

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In a phone call to Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his deep concern over Russia’s sale of S-300 surface to air missile defense system to Iran. The S-300s carry a 145 kg (320 pound) warhead and have an intercept range of 120 km (75 miles) cruise missiles as well as aircraft. Advanced models can target ballistic missiles.

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Israel’s Construction Minister: Stop Unauthorized Temple Mount Excavations

The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. The Western Wall is Judaism's second holiest spot.

Ancient mosaic tiles that cover the rock on which the two ancient Jewish Temples stood are being excavated by the Islamic Waqf authority without archaeological supervision. Although such work must first be reviewed by the Ministerial Committee on Archaeological Digs at Holy Sites and approved by the Israel Antiquities Authority, especially in a case such as this where heavy equipment is involved, no permits were requested or acquired prior to the work inside the Mosque of Omar or Golden Dome (Dome of the Rock).

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