Rabbi Jan Uhrbach succeeds Rabbi Daniel Nevins as head of Conservative Judaism’s flagship seminary

Vaccinated travelers will be able to freely enter countries, though Greece will require negative test; Israel's tourism industry quick to arrange flights and deals

Complaints of missing voting slips at various polling stations around country; Central Elections Committee denies rumor of glitch in observer communication app

A satyrical article published for Purim by The Jewish Link tried to joke that shooting 100,000 Palestinians referred to COVID-19 'shots'; was condemned by local Muslim groups

Netanyahu has gained ground at rivals' expense in campaign's final stretch as virus vaccines kick in; count could take longer than usual; few COVID patients register to vote

Attack brings the number of fatalities in the Mali-Niger border region to 236 in just over a week

As of 6 p.m., 51.5% have cast their ballot, a 4.8% decline compared to last round; turnout down in Arab communities; stations for COVID patients, people in quarantine said empty

While there are no official numbers yet, voting numbers are low across the country, with reports of empty polling places in Arab towns and cities