"Codex Sassoon", the oldest complete Bible written in Hebrew that has been preserved almost intact to this day, will be on display to the general public in Israel starting Thursday and for one week only at the “Anu Museum of the Jewish People” in Tel Aviv in advance of its expected sale during a Sotheby's auction in New York this coming May.
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Members of Israel's 'Great Rabbinical Court,' Rabbi Eliezer Igra, Rabbi Shlomo Shapira, and Rabbi Zion Luz gave an unusual, yet common sense ruling after a Rabbi was released from prison after serving seven and a half years for sexual offenses he committed against several women in his congregation when he served as Rabbi.
Read more: Rabbinical Court Rule Convicted Sexual Predator Rabbi Must Shave His Beard
Ezra (Azura) Scherpler, the founder of the Jerusalem Azura restaurant based in the Mahane Yehuda Market, died passed away Wednesday at the age of 87. Scherpler opened the restaurant in 1952 and it quickly became a Jerusalem culinary institution to which people from all over the country made pilgrimages. Over the years, the Azura restaurant became a cultural icon, and the singer and composer Yossi Banai even wrote a song that bears the restaurant's name, in which he sang about Scherpler himself.
Read more: Ezra (Azura) Scherpler, Founder Of Iconic Jerusalem Restaurant Passes Away At 87
Yitzhak (Churchill) Klepter, one of the most prominent Israeli guitarists and musicians, who has been active since the late 60’s, passed away Thursday evening, he was 72 years old. The Magen David Adom team who arrived at his home in Tel Aviv determined his time of death.
Read more: Yitzhak Klepter, Iconic Israeli Rockstar Passes Away At 72
In 1969, the fifth president of the State of Israel, Yitzhak Navon, authored the play: “Bustan Sephardi" or “ “The Sephardic Orchard" in English; which became one of the biggest plays in Israeli theater and the oldest play of the famous "Habima" theater. Now, over half a century after it was written, the play is being staged for two historic performances at the National Theater in Rabat, Morocco.
Read more: History: Morocco Hosts Israeli Theater Troupe To Perform Iconic Israeli Play
