Chief Rabbinate admits using DNA tests to help determine Jewish status

Israeli company, NASA partner to study benefits of placenta cells in space [[Facebook] ]( [[Twitter] ]( [[Instagram] ]( Chief Rabbinate admits using DNA tests to help determine Jewish status Orthodox organizations denounce the use of DNA testing as contrary to Jewish law. [Read more...]( [Share]( [Tweet]( Provocative ad claims Reform Jews lead to annihilation, Gabbay: ‘Shame!’ An ad suggests that Reform Judaism will lead to the assimilation and loss of Jewish identity. Lapid: ‘Reform Jews are our brothers and sisters.' [Read more...]( [Share]( | [Tweet]( Election Committee votes to let Otzma Yehudit run The proposed ban was voted down on Wednesday by a one-vote margin. [Read more...]( [Share]( | [Tweet]( Monopolity: For the World Zionist Organization, politics is a game [Read more...]( Will Blue and White be black and blue? - analysis [Read more...]( Gantz’s platform ignores Palestinian state, hints at sovereignty for blocs The Blue and White Party noted it will weigh the Trump plan based on its principled support for a united Jerusalem, and support for the settlement blocs. [Read more...]( WATCH: Netanyahu and Friedman visit the THAAD system deployment site The system arrived in Israel on Tuesday along with some 200 troops from US European Command (EUCOM) for a month-long drill between the two allies. [Read more...]( [Share]( | [Tweet]( What is one of the world's most advanced missile defense systems doing in Israel? According to one expert, the deployment and its connected drill should not be looked at as one taking place due to regional events but as one which should have occurred years ago. [Read more...]( [Share]( | [Tweet]( UN human rights chief: IDF uses disproportionate force at Gaza border UN human rights chief: IDF uses disproportionate force at Gaza border. [Read more...]( [Share]( | [Tweet]( WATCH: Tale of Palestinian food truck draws Hollywood star to Beirut Shaar's project "Soufra" - which means a table laden with food - drew the attention of Hollywood actress and social activist Susan Sarandon. [Read more...]( [Share]( | [Tweet]( ISIS bride on Syria's war: I only saw America killing Her words offer a snapshot of the feelings harbored by the followers and fighters of the hardline group who have poured out of the enclave by the thousand over the past month. [Read more...]( Kurtzer: Egypt-Israel accord worked because Sadat understood Israel Kurtzer said that while Sadat said from the beginning that he would not relinquish “one inch of Egyptian territory,” he understood Israel's concerns must be taken into account. [Read more...]( American support for Israel falls to ten-year low, poll finds One fifth of Americans currently support the Palestinians in the Arab-Israeli conflict, study finds. [Read more...]( Israeli company, NASA partner to study benefits of placenta cells in space The project is called “Therapeutic Stromal Cells for Health in Space.” [Read more...]( [Share]( | [Tweet]( Jewish, Arab women marrying later than decade ago [Read]( more... Health Ministry aims to design system fit for the future [Read more](... WATCH: What was the most sexist ad in Israel in 2018? WIZO also crowns its top offending commercial of the decade ahead of International Women's Day. [Read more...]( [Share]( | [Tweet]( Arab-Jewish center in Haifa raises Israeli flag permanently On its own website, Beit HaGefen advertises itself as “an Arab-Jewish center founded in 1963 as a pioneer in the field of intercultural dialogue.” [Read more...]( 110 of Albert Einstein's documents newly unveiled for 140th birthday In honor of the scientist's 140th birthday, Hebrew University revealed newly-acquired pages of equations and private letters. [Read more...]( [Share]( | [Tweet]( Want more? [www.jpost.com]( The Jerusalem Post | Haachim Maslavita 13, Tel-Aviv, Israel Israel [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by newsletter-feedback@jpost.com