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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on April 14, 2019. (Ronen Zvulun/AFP)

July 29, 2019, 2:15 pm

PM said pushing rare plan for Palestinian construction in West Bank’s Area C

Netanyahu seeking ministers’ unanimous okay for permits in areas under Israeli control, alongside settlement construction; development comes days before Kushner’s visit to country

By Michael Bachner

Undated photo of Rabbi Achiad Ettinger (L) and his family. (courtesy Ettinger family)

March 20, 2019, 6:37 pm

Crowdfunding effort for family of slain rabbi races toward NIS 2 million target

3 days after Achiad Ettinger killed in West Bank terror attack, over 4,000 donors raise NIS 1.2m for his wife and 12 children; organizers says funds intended for future weddings

By Stuart Winer and TOI staff

People gather in front of floral tributes at a makeshift memorial for victims of the March 15 mosque attacks, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 17, 2019. (Tessa Burrows/AFP)

From the WebMarch 18, 2019, 11:13 pm

Pittsburgh Jews raise $200K for New Zealand Muslims after massacre

US community, which was supported by Muslims in aftermath of Tree of Life mass shooting, repays favor after Christchurch mosque rampage, UK Jewish News reports

In this Jan. 16, 2019 file photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., center, walks through the halls of the Capitol Building in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

February 15, 2019, 4:54 am

For Omar and AIPAC, a tweet about money turns into a way to raise some

And the Michigan … er, Minnesota Democrat and pro-Israel lobby are not alone, as The Forward, ZOA and others use the anti-Semitism controversy to pitch donors

By Ben Sales

The Canadian parliament building in Ottawa, Canada (MarcBruxelle/iStock)

January 28, 2019, 10:36 pm

Canada revokes Jewish group’s charity status, citing funds for IDF, settlements

Tax authorities say Beth Oloth’s donations to Israeli pre-military seminaries aid military, other monies went to settlements

By TOI staff

Students at the Liessin day school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during a fundraising drive in October 2018. (Courtesy of Liessin via JTA)

October 11, 2018, 11:40 pm

Brazil’s largest Jewish day school raises $1.1 million in 2-day campaign

Liessin surpasses target by 65% in blitz bid to fund scholarships, with official saying it shows ‘all Jews are responsible for each other’

By Marcus M. Gilban

'Rescue Board' author, Rebecca Erbelding. (Miriam Lomaskin)

June 29, 2018, 12:06 pm

Holocaust museum scholar pushes fund drive for group that compares Israel, Nazis

Dr. Rebecca Erbelding offers a free copy of her new book to anyone donating to the Quaker AFSC, which rescued Jews in WWII but now compares Jewish state’s policies to Hitler regime

By Atara Beck

May 4, 2018, 7:00 pm

Samantha Dubrinsky

Why engaging millennials is not worthless

To Jack Wertheimer: Marginalizing us is not going to do the Jewish community any good in the long run

March 11, 2018, 9:30 am

Ex-defense chief Ya’alon says he will head new party in elections

Former Likud member ousted from ministerial position by Netanyahu announces bid to replace prime minister, though polls showing him unlikely to even make it into the Knesset

By Michael Bachner

December 31, 2017, 1:32 pm

Alan Abrams

Do you get tons of year-end solicitations?

I run a non-profit organization and I’m convinced that there’s a better way

Simi Polonsky, left, with her husband Shua. (The Frock NYC/Instagram via JTA)

November 23, 2017, 7:46 am

$1 million raised for Orthodox fashion designer whose husband died suddenly

Online supporters rally to help Simi Polonsky, co-founder of The Frock NYC

By JTA

Working on breast cancer research at the Ben-Porath laboratory, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem. (Keren Freeman/Flash90)

October 18, 2017, 3:04 pm

Cancer rates for men down in Israel, but not for women

Results attributed to decrease in colon and prostate cancer rates; breast cancer incidence stable for 25 years

By TOI staff

Massachusetts native Mike Shultz and his son Ari at Boston's Fenway Park, 2016 (Courtesy)

July 25, 2017, 4:47 pm

5-year-old Ari Schultz dies months after rejected heart transplant

Jewish pre-schooler became a social media darling through videos of his sports-fueled antics and exuberant banter

By Matt Lebovic

A New York license plate reading Mazal Tov. (Serge Attal/Flash90)

July 20, 2017, 5:24 am

UJA-Federation of New York raises cool $238.2 million

Annual campaign remains the single largest philanthropic undertaking by any local community anywhere in the world

By JTA

Trump National Golf Club in Westchester Country (Screen capture: YouTube)

June 11, 2017, 11:50 pm

NY to probe money routed from Eric Trump charity to father’s company

Annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital charged ‘unreasonable’ sums for use of Donald Trump’s golf club

By AFP