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Tallit information center:

An online information center for
tallitot.
A Tallit is a prayer shawl
worn during the Morning Prayer
(Shacharit) and on festive prayers,
such as Shabbat and holidays.

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We collect the best Jewish / Israeli related news for your convenience:

Special Jewish related news feed from the Jerusalem post

• Orthodox rapper Y-Love reveals he’s gay May 16, 2012
  “I feel like I’ve wasted years of my life worrying that it would alienate the community I dedicated my life to,” rapper tells 'Out' magazine.
• Class shows haredi readiness to tackle sex abuse May 15, 2012
  Course launched recently to train haredi counselors to work with sexually abused kids shows openness to once taboo issue.
• Holocaust novel wins British foreign fiction prize May 14, 2012
  "Blooms of Darkness" by Israeli Aharon Appelfeld awarded 2012 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize London ceremony.
• Radicals attack ‘I Like Israel’ event in Germany May 14, 2012
  Head of pro-Israel group "neveragain" says he is "not surprised but nonetheless shocked."
• Artist to give his ‘Illustrated Genesis’ to pope May 13, 2012
  Avner Moriah's work juxtaposes the Hebrew text of the Bible with the artist’s interpretative drawings.
• Limmud expands conference to three-day affair May 13, 2012
  More than 500 members of the US Russian Jewish community sold out the event at Princeton
• Journo fined for satire of anti-Semitic cartoon May 13, 2012
  Italian court fines journalist for satirizing derogatory cartoon of Jewish politician.
• Judaica masterpiece sold for 3 times expected price May 13, 2012
  Rennaissance era Jewish prayer book sells in Paris's Christie's for over 1.8 million euros.
• Celebrity stylist, Haganah vet Vidal Sassoon dies May 10, 2012
  Entrepreneur and philanthropist who was committed to fighting anti-Semitism passes away at 84 in Los Angeles home.
• Breakthrough seen likely in Tzohar-Rabbinate impasse May 7, 2012
  Tzohar has protested restrictions Religious Services Ministry, Chief Rabbinate imposed on its rabbis performing weddings.

Israel Business news from Globes

• IDB slide continues May 17, 2012
  Discount Investemnt plunged 22.6% today. Senior banker: Dankner needs to must take tough decisions, like Leviev.
• Alvarion mulls selling WiMax division May 17, 2012
  The 4G wireless broadband solutions provider denies plans to fire dozens of employees.
• Egypt resumes gas deliveries to Jordan May 17, 2012
  The move comes as Egypt has severed supplies to Israel and cancelled the gas sale contract with EMG.
• Thu: Tel Aviv 25 down 4.7% on week May 17, 2012
  The bears were out in full force today as Cellcom, Partner, HOT and Bezeq again sustained heavy losses and IDB continued to fall.
• Golan Telecom, Hot Mobile recruit 20,000 subscribers May 17, 2012
  Interest in the new mobile virtual network operators (MVNO), such as Rami Levy Communications Ltd. and Alon Cellular Ltd., has waned.
• Tower reports 39% rise in revenue May 17, 2012
  Tower Semiconductor predicts $163-173 million revenue for the second quarter, reflecting no change over the first quarter.
• Growth boosts shekel against dollar and euro May 17, 2012
  The shekel is stronger against both the dollar and euro in inter-bank trading today.
• Prolor Biotech raises net $35m in AMEX secondary offering May 17, 2012
  The company will use the proceeds for R&D and clinical trials, and maybe for acquisitions as well.
• Chinese managers to study entrepreneurship in Tel Aviv May 17, 2012
  About 1,000 senior executives and entrepreneurs from Nanjing are expected to participate in a special program at Tel Aviv University over the next five years.
• Economy grows faster than expected May 16, 2012
  GDP rose by an annualized 3% in the first quarter, which was above analysts' expectations.

News from Israel By Ynetnews

• Israel's southern border fence progressing May 19, 2012
  Construction on the section of the fence in the Eilat Mountains will cost four times as much as any other part of the project due to the harsh terrain – canyons and cliffs as high as 170 meters, which don't deter infiltrators
• Mofaz nixes 'detention bill' May 19, 2012
  Kadima chairman caves under pressure, decides to shelve bill aimed at preventing MKs from splitting from faction. Party sources say move comes as 'confidence-building measure' toward Kadima MKs
• Woman swallows toothbrush; doctors fish it out May 19, 2012
  'Doctors initially didn't believe me, thought I'm crazy,' says northern Israel woman
• Police chief: Fighting violence – a national priority May 19, 2012
  Following recent week's surge in violence top police brass tour the streets of Tel Aviv
• Sakhnin celebrates 'security prisoners' victory' May 19, 2012
  Northern Arab town holds rally marking end of Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike. 'Prisoners finally understand their power,' Balad MK says
• 3 teens detained at Ramat Migron outpost; structure razed May 18, 2012
  Border Guard, police officers detain teenagers who planned to spend Shabbat in illegal West Bank outpost
• Meridor: Violence wave not migrants' fault May 18, 2012
  Minister tells Ynet says completion of fence along Egyptian border 'fundamental solution' to illegal immigration problem. Minister Erdan: Residents of south Tel Aviv feel as though they no longer live in Israel