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Breaking musical news

Jerusalem Post “We heard about this project and felt it was a perfect match to the type of projects we create at Mekudeshet,” says the concert honcho. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/breaking-musical-news-600006

Haredi hydroponics

Jerusalem Post Technology and sustainability meet at the Diaspora Yeshiva. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/haredi-hydroponics-598645

ISIS ‘Resurging’ in Syria and ‘Consolidating’ in Iraq

Jerusalem Post Islamic State organization isn’t defeated after all https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/isis-resurging-in-syria-and-consolidating-in-iraq-598177

Colonialism revisited

Jerusalem Post The steamroller ethos adopted by European colonialists, and their denigration of other cultures, particularly from the 3rd World, is the theme of a video work by New Zealand artist Lisa Reihana. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/colonialism-revisited-598041

Constitutional expert on ‘separation of church and state’: Framers said nothing wrong with religion in culture

Fox News The phrase “separation of church and state” appears nowhere in the Constitution, and the Founding Fathers saw nothing wrong with having religion in American culture, according to an expert. While Congress is prohibited from enacting a state religion, the founding document says nothing about banishing religion from the public square, Professor Michael McConnell told…

Calling all Mancunians

Jerusalem Post Unraveling the mystery of Manchester House, an edifice on Hebrew University’s Givat Ram campus with an intriguing history. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/calling-all-mancunians-593128

Beauty past and present

Jerusalem Post “45 Israeli jewelry makers have created items that engage with, and respond to, Islamic jewelry from the museum’s collection,” Fishof said. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/beauty-past-and-present-592349

Largely Defeated in Middle East, ISIS Creates Presence in South Asia

Jerusalem Post ISIS announced the formation of bases in nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, two arch-rivals that fought three wars since their independence from Britain in 1947. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/largely-defeated-in-middle-east-isis-creates-presence-in-south-asia-590664

Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries seek to clear ISIS from Syrian border – report

Jerusalem Post Iraq recently launched another major operation in Hamreen mountains. But ISIS has struck where it can. It murdered a Kurdish member of the local security forces earlier this week. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/iraqi-shiite-paramilitaries-seek-to-clear-isis-from-syrian-border-report-588494

Cyclists get tunnel vision, for a day

Jerusalem Post While the municipality and the GFNY organizers celebrate the major international cycling slot here, the powers-that-be refuse to explain why it remains off limits for the cyclists. https://www.jpost.com/in-jerusalem/cyclists-get-tunnel-vision-for-a-day-588504