The strangest Passover contract: why does Israel sell its chametz to an Arab resident of Abu Ghosh every year
On the eve of Passover in Jerusalem, one of the most unusual yet most formal ceremonies of the Israeli religious-state calendar took place again. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, the chief rabbis of Israel formalized the sale of the state’s chametz to Hussein Jabar from Abu Ghosh — the very person who, for many years, […]
The Chief Rabbi of Kyiv vouched for the arrested Ukrainian official: mezuzah in the office, Israel, family in Rishon LeZion, and the first monument in Israel to the victims of the Holodomor
The former deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Iryna Mudra, was taken into custody on charges of laundering millions. Anton Pshedynsky investigated why the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv vouched for her, who in her family lives in Israel, and what charges the investigation actually brought. Author: Anton Pshedynsky On August 25, […]
Israel has officially begun preparations for the “2000th Anniversary of the Baptism of Jesus Christ” in 2030 — what is it about?
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has begun preparations for the year 2030, which the authorities and church leaders of Jordan call the 2000th anniversary of the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. However, there is no unified decision from the Vatican, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, or all Christian churches regarding such a jubilee. Moreover, the […]