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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Basketball-playing robots squared off on a custom-sized court at the recent FIRST competition in Tel Aviv.

Israeli-built robots shoot for U.S. competition

By Ronen Shnidman, JointMedia News ServicePublished April 18, 2012

TEL AVIV—Forward Omri Casspi made the leap from Israel to the National Basketball Association in 2009, but the latest Israeli hoopsters seeking to compete on American soil aren’t human. Earlier this month, several thousand spectators watched student-built...

Tel Aviv seeks approval to run buses on Shabbat

JTAPublished February 21, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The Tel Aviv City Council approved a resolution to allow public transportation to run on Shabbat. The measure was approved Monday evening by a vote of 13-7 The Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality must now seek a permit from the Transportation Ministry....

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