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Akiva, You Have Consoled Us

There is a story in the Talmud, Tractate Makkot 24b, about Rabbi Akiva walking with other leaders of the Jewish people along the destroyed streets of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harold l. katz

President Trump, Please Get Off Your Seesaw

President Trump, Please Get Off Your Seesaw

It seems that every week or two, President Trump starts a cycle of threatening Iran with a military attack, and then a deferment because he says they...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lawrence A Frazin

Anti-Israel Republican Thomas Massie loses primary to Trump-backed candidate

Anti-Israel Republican Thomas Massie loses primary to Trump-backed candidate

Lawmaker from Kentucky, who was only member of US House to vote against resolution affirming Israel’s right to exist, says he had to find his...

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The Times of Israel

Philissa Cramer

Diplomacy of Symbols: What Trump’s Visit to China Revealed About the New Global Balance of Power

Diplomacy of Symbols: What Trump’s Visit to China Revealed About the New Global Balance of Power Trump’s China pilgrimage revealed not American...

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New Eastern Outlook

Phil Butler

The Remake: American Religion in Transition

 As leaders are set to gather in a few days to launch the third iteration of “Recharging Reform Judaism,” what are some of the core trends and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Windmueller

VOX POPULI: Neymar’s return revives debate over a politically divisive jersey

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Harry Styles says ‘correct’ after concertgoer in Amsterdam yells ‘Viva Palestina’

Harry Styles says ‘correct’ after concertgoer in Amsterdam yells ‘Viva Palestina’

Expression of support for chant marks first time the English pop star has publicly weighed in on the Israel-Palestinian conflict

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The Times of Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg

Opinion – The Enlisting of Indonesia’s Islamic Organisations for the Gaza Board of Peace Charter

Faith-based organisations have become integral components of a foreign policy legitimation process that are mobilised when decisions require religious...

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E-International

Estalia rona ratu roy

Anti-Israel ‘squad’ member Chris Rabb wins Democratic Congress nod in Pennsylvania

Anti-Israel ‘squad’ member Chris Rabb wins Democratic Congress nod in Pennsylvania

Backed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and far-left streamer Hasan Piker, Rabb made opposition to Israel and AIPAC central to campaign; facing no...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Bullying crows attack children, parents at Tel Aviv kindergarten

Bullying crows attack children, parents at Tel Aviv kindergarten

People say birds swooping down and assaulting them, with some drawing blood; municipality cites annual phenomenon of adults protecting chicks as they...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

The Fragile Weight of Trust

The Fragile Weight of Trust

Trust is one of the most valuable things a country can possess. It takes years to build, generations to protect, and only seconds to destroy. That...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

The Need to Rediscover Clarity

Everyone keeps asking what is happening to the Jewish community. We talk constantly about antisemitism. We talk about the Mandanis of the world, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anna steinberg

From Lab to Life: Coffee’s Health Benefits

From Lab to Life: Coffee’s Health BENEFITS These days, it seems as if the world runs on hydrocarbons – and the price of oil reflects an apparent...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Maital

(POGLED) Kolumna Karle Zajc Berzelak: Kocka je padla

(POGLED) Kolumna Karle Zajc Berzelak: Kocka je padla

"Jaz sem kralj in ne preostane mi drugega, kot da sem kralj še naprej. Če kdo drug hoče, čakam. Nobeden? Kralj sem torej jaz." (Dominik...

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Večer

Karla Zajc Berzelak

NYT: Israeli-developed plan sought to have Ahmadinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed

NYT: Israeli-developed plan sought to have Ahmadinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed

Assessing that bombing and expected Kurdish invasion would collapse regime, Israel reportedly used airstrike to free Holocaust-denying ex-president...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Lithuania Cannot Criminalize Jewish Memory

Lithuania Cannot Criminalize Jewish Memory

The Fridman prosecution is not law. It is state mythology enforced by criminal statute. Lithuania does not merely remember the Forest Brothers. It...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

The two deaths of Megillat Rut

They say you die twice: once when you stop breathing, and again when your name is spoken for the last time. Megillat Rut doesn’t open this way, but...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ruthie Hollander

Ahead of Shavuot, a Jerusalem cheesecake tour offers a slice of the city’s sweet side

Ahead of Shavuot, a Jerusalem cheesecake tour offers a slice of the city’s sweet side

Sampling 14 different cakes at seven capital cafes and bakeries, kosher food influencer Jamie Geller explores recipes and history as she looks to...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

The Gulf’s Post-OPEC Order

The Gulf’s Post-OPEC Order

BRAZZAVILLE/DOHA—The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC and OPEC after nearly six decades of membership has dealt a major structural...

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Project Syndicate

Rabah Arezki

(POGLED) Kolumna Petre Juvančič: Od česa bomo bolje živeli: razvoja ali ideologije?

(POGLED) Kolumna Petre Juvančič: Od česa bomo bolje živeli: razvoja ali ideologije?

Razprava o razvojni kapici, ki je del interventnega zakona, ni nova, a žal enako ideološka kot že zadnjih 30 let. Ob tem si moramo priznati nekaj...

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Večer

Petra Juvančič

Shavuot: Torah at the Center

Shavuot: Torah at the Center

At first glance, Shavuot appears to stand apart from the other pilgrimage festivals. Pesach and Sukkot are expansive, physical, and highly structured....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ben Lazarus

Indonesia must respond more forcefully to Israel’s detention of its journalists at sea

Indonesia must respond more forcefully to Israel’s detention of its journalists at sea

Indonesia has condemned Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Officials have demanded access to detained Indonesians and called for...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

US Senate advances measure curbing Trump’s Iran war powers, nearly along party lines

US Senate advances measure curbing Trump’s Iran war powers, nearly along party lines

GOP’s Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, fresh off primary loss to Trump-backed opponent, joins three Republicans in backing move; three absent senators...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

America at 250: The Continental 2.0

America at 250: The Continental 2.0

At 250, the United States should complete the Continentals’ project through a rights-bound Continental Union of America. By Benjamen Franklen Gussen...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Benjamen gussen

Teacher Appreciation

I have kids in four different schools and my inbox has been slammed with an abundance of creative ideas to show “teacher appreciation” before the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ariele mortkowitz

Canada’s Great Recalibration

Canada’s Great Recalibration

WATERLOO—Faced with a rapidly changing global terrain, Canada is adjusting its footing. The new reality is one where technological control,...

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Project Syndicate

Paul samson

US acting AG doesn’t rule out Trump payouts to Capitol rioters who assaulted police

US acting AG doesn’t rule out Trump payouts to Capitol rioters who assaulted police

Todd Blanche, leading US Justice Department after Pam Bondi’s firing, defends $1.8bn fund for victims of federal ‘lawfare,’ as angry Democrats...

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The Times of Israel

Dan rosenzweig-ziff

Why don’t you live in Israel?

Why don’t you live in Israel?

“Why don’t you live in Israel?” It was not the first time an Israeli had asked me that question, but this time felt different. The person asking...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Daniel Elbaum

A Proud Judaism is the Response to Islamophobia

A Proud Judaism is the Response to Islamophobia

As Jews we must condemn attacks like those we saw at the San Diego Islamic Center the other day in the strongest terms. I certainly condemn them as an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron Benson

The Migration Problem in Japan: A General Overview

The Migration Problem in Japan: A General Overview

The Migration Problem in Japan: A General Overview The global migration problem has not spared Japan, one of the world’s economic leaders. The...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov

The Wonders of the Wind

The Wonders of the Wind

“He caused the east wind to blow in the sky, and by His power He brought on the south wind.” (Psalm 78:26)  The wind rushes its power through...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Benayahu serna

From Ambassador to Agitator: The Collapse of Israeli Diplomacy in Washington

I understand why our ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, does not like J Street. I understand why it is difficult for him to see how, while AIPAC...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nadav Tamir

Sally Rooney to publish novel in Hebrew with ‘BDS-compliant’ Israeli publisher

Irish literary star says publishing ‘Intermezzo’ in Hebrew through November Books is compatible with the boycott campaign, after declining to...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Silow-Carroll

Preliminary vote to dissolve Knesset set for Wednesday as legislative agenda cleared

Preliminary vote to dissolve Knesset set for Wednesday as legislative agenda cleared

Democrats’ Yair Golan reportedly urges opposition leaders to hold joint press conference ahead of vote to show unity, as country likely to hold...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Board of Peace urges countries that promised funds for Gaza to pay up

Board of Peace urges countries that promised funds for Gaza to pay up

Document obtained by ToI acknowledges ‘gap’ between the $17B pledged to reconstruct Strip and actual donations; Smotrich nixes US request to...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

NYT: Israeli-developed war plans sought to have Ahmedinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed

NYT: Israeli-developed war plans sought to have Ahmedinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed

US Senate advances resolution limiting Trump’s powers to wage war against Iran * Trump-backed candidate in Kentucky defeats incumbent Thomas Massie,...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Court says committee’s vetting of Mossad chief appointment ‘deficient,’ asks for review

Court says committee’s vetting of Mossad chief appointment ‘deficient,’ asks for review

High Court recommends appointments panel examine new documents, interview two key figures over affair at heart of petitions against Maj. Gen....

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Subedei, Moscow in flames, and Russia’s new medal for war

Subedei, Moscow in flames, and Russia’s new medal for war

In Russia, the authorities have decided to establish an order named after Subedei — a 13th-century Mongol commander, one of the main military...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

Po Ljubljani rastejo stolpnice kot v New Yorku, še ena načrtovana tudi v Šiški

Po Ljubljani rastejo stolpnice kot v New Yorku, še ena načrtovana tudi v Šiški

V Ljubljani je v prihodnjih letih načrtovana gradnja več stolpnic z različnimi funkcijami, tudi stanovanjsko-poslovne stolpnice C-Tower na...

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Dnevnik

Neža Mrevlje

Shavuot, an Almost Forgotten Festival

The Jewish calendar contains three major pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, collectively known as the Shalosh Regalim, the “Three...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Wenick

The Bankers of Hastings: What the Bayeux Tapestry Doesn’t Show You

This September, the Bayeux Tapestry returns to English soil for the first time in nearly a thousand years. Seven and a half million visitors are...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Be Yourself, Because Everyone Else Is Taken

Lessons on Confidence, Networking, Faith, and Human Connection from My Conversation with Chris Haroun Today I had the privilege of interviewing Chris...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Avi Schwartz

Is Anyone in the West Bank Settlement of Carmel Willing to Say 'Enough'?

Is Anyone in the West Bank Settlement of Carmel Willing to Say 'Enough'?

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Haaretz

Michael Sfard

I prefer to wait for Moshiach at home instead of the ER, thanks

Spoiler: I didn’t die. And now that we’ve cleared that up, the most rebellious thing I’ve done in a while is leave the hospital against medical...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

BFRB Treatment: Does a Child Have to Want to Stop?

BFRB Treatment: Does a Child Have to Want to Stop?

Why readiness isn't the whole story when kids pull, pick, or bite.

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Psychology Today

Marla W. Deibler Psy.d

Demystifying Gender

Demystifying Gender

How a Grammatical Word Became a Metaphysical System Many people struggle to grasp the concept of gender — myself included. There are countless...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan Bassov

The Paradoxical Effect of Halakhic Boundaries

Comprehension explains some, but not all, boundaries imposed by halakhah, whose legal prohibitions can  paradoxically behave as moral foundries,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gershon Hepner

Israel Unready for 'Trump Scenario' Where Wars Need U.S. Permission

Israel Unready for 'Trump Scenario' Where Wars Need U.S. Permission

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Haaretz

Zvi Bar'el

Not everyone will need a Trump IRA

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The Korea Times

Allison Schrager

The Numbers Behind the 'Sacred Work' of Cleansing the West Bank of Palestinians

The Numbers Behind the 'Sacred Work' of Cleansing the West Bank of Palestinians

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Haaretz

Amira Hass