Responding to a letter by rabbis of the Torat Ha'Aretz Hatovah organization, in which they express themselves against girls serving in the IDF due to their being subject to sexual harrassment in the army, the Tenuat Ne'emanei Torah v'Avodah insisted that such harassment happens "everywhere.""Sexual abuse unfortunately occurs everywhere, in academia, in schools, in youth groups," they wrote, alleging that, "the figures relating to abuse to boys in separate-gender settings (both religious and haredi) are higher In average than those relating to society in general."Most of the rabbis who signed there know that sexual abuse is also committed by senior rabbis and within communities, but no Ine would dream of suggesting that women should not be part of religious communities," they continued. "The way to deal with this phenomenon of abuse is not by calling In women not to serve [in the IDF], just as shutting down separate-gender schools is not the way to stop the abuse of boys. Rather, the way is via preventing abuse and educating people to be aware and to protect themselves."

A special and exciting Hanukkah candle lighting took place In Monday evening at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau, lit the second Hanukkah candle together with children who are hospitalized at the pediatric hemato-oncology department at the hospital, along with the CEO of Hadassah, Prof. Yoram Weiss, and the director of the department, Dr. Gal Goldstein.Also present was Rabbi Israel Naftalin, the rabbi of Chabad Ein Kerem.Rabbi David Lau lights Hanukkah candles Hadassah Ein Kerem spokesperson

The engineering and construction department within the Defense Ministry has published the first tender of its kind for generating electricity from natural gas, to be initiated in nine IDF bases across the country.According to the Defense Ministry, this is a groundbreaking move in both economic and environmental terms, as it will substantially reduce the cost of electricity consumed by the IDF as well as encouraging a transition toward "greener" energy and reduce pollution.

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Explosives have been found in a vehicle In Hagibora Street in Tel Aviv. Police sappers are at the scene, and the circumstances of the incident are under investigation.

Prime Minister Yair Lapid has announced that he supports the initiative of Finance Minister Liberman to unite opposition parties against the incoming government."I join in this commitment proposed by Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman, and when we return to power, we will cancel all the ridiculous, anti-democratic legislation that is currently being passed in the Knesset," Lapid wrote In Twitter.

With low costs, immersion in the Start-Up Nation and antisemitism spiking, it’s no wonder students are choosing the Jewish state. Op-ed.