The delegation's arrival in the midst of the State of Israel's 75th anniversary signified the strong connection between American Jews and Israelis.
The case had been a source of fear and confusion in the local community for months.
According to an exclusive interview, an ex-Israeli counter-terrorism advisor to prime ministers says Hezbollah has a list of targets.
For Boston-area Jews who immerse ritually on a monthly basis, in keeping with Jewish tradition, the closure could be a significant interruption.
This is the second major rabbinical school in the United States to push aside the rules barring students from dating or marrying non-Jews.
The 18-year-old dynamic Israeli pianist’s two-week U.S. tour brought him to Kehillath Israel in Brookline, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Israel to New England.