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Welcome to Times Will Tell, the weekly podcast from The Times of Israel. This week we’re speaking with the brains and brawn behind the hit web...
A new poll Thursday once again showed the left-wing Meretz party failing to pass the electoral threshold in the coming March 23 election, while it...
When Europe was hit with plague in the 14th century, the Church offered its frightened followers indulgences, not spiritual comfort, a pattern that...
On 12 February, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked by a reporter whether the new Joe Biden administration intends to shut down the...
Wholeness does not mean perfection: it means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life. Parker J. Palmer The sin of the Golden Calf, and in...
I don’t have a good voice. There, I’ve said it. Now that doesn’t mean I can’t carry a tune. Usually, I can sort of keep on key (with usually...
Despite rising numbers due to second waves across the continent, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa, is still within manageable...
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has informed Defense Minister Benny Gantz that he will not currently examine whether the prime minister can...
JTA — The Globe and Mail, a leading Canadian newspaper, has taken down an opinion piece comparing COVID-19 lockdowns to Anne Frank’s experience as...
Thousands of demonstrators marched Friday in the northern city of Umm al-Fahm to protest against what they called the police’s failure to stem a...
JTA — As he tries to acclimate to the NBA, Deni Avdija got some much-needed good news: The Israeli first-year pro was picked for the Rising Stars...
JTA — NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is looking forward to his daughter’s wedding to a Jewish entrepreneur. He’s just a little worried about...
In its current form, Erdoğan government's last package has nothing more to say than “we’ve just found out there is such a thing as law.” It has...
Ruling bloc to blame for top prosecutor's quit Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl resigned Thursday to protest the ruling bloc's campaign to weaken...
In January, a Johannesburg woman publicly accused popular South African DJs Thato Sikwane, known as DJ Fresh, and Themba Nkosi, known as Euphonik,...
As a working journalist who reports frequently on the machinations of the pro-Israel lobby, one of the most common claims I come across is that it...
NEW YORK – The G20 has agreed on a new allocation of special drawing rights, the International Monetary Fund’s reserve asset. This is great news:...
If you listen closely, you might just hear a collective sigh of relief from advocates of international justice and staff at war crimes tribunals....
Last month, the two nuclear armed neighbors India and Pakistan agreed on a ceasefire along the 740 km-long Line of Control (LoC) from midnight of...
Turns out, semiconductor manufacturing doesn’t just require multi-billion dollar factories and a lot of smarts, it also takes water. Gallons and...
GENEVA (AP) — At a time when seemingly everyone in Europe is wearing masks to battle COVID-19, the Swiss go to the polls Sunday to vote on a...
Tehnološka revolucija na področju finančnih storitev in pojav privatnih digitalnih valut sta odprla številna vprašanja o vlogi države in...
Two factors have the greatest impact on the development of relations between the two countries: the coronavirus pandemic, which is hitting economic...
“The Lord spoke to Moses, ‘Go down, for your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, have acted basely’” (Exodus 32:7). The sin of...
One of the challenges of the past year has been the restrictions on celebrations, the postponement and limitations on bar mitzvahs and weddings....
In Exodus 30:15, the children of Israel are commanded to pay the half-shekel to ensure that their enrollment in the census will not bring to the...
Sergio Bergman is a social activist, climate-change activist, former Argentinian Environment Minister, friend to Pope Francis – and a rabbi. He is...
This post and the Torah learning invested is fully dedicated to the Ilui Neshama of Chaim Schneur Zalman Yehuda “Yudi” ben Aaron Leib, may his...
From catastrophes to quarantines, from synagogues to supermarkets, if you believe in G-d then you must know that He is everywhere. “And where can...
Zase pravim, da imam rad naravo. Koliko je ljudi, ki bi rekli enako? Ampak kaj dejansko pomeni imeti rad naravo? Ali se pravzaprav zavedamo, kaj je...
Israel is coming back to life slowly. (Unfortunately this doesn’t pertain to air travel, which may be in hiatus until after Passover – but we...
With Purim just behind us and Pesach steadily approaching, we find ourselves at many unwelcome anniversaries. Among them is the one-year mark since...
After a year of living in a cultural desert, the ban on public performances in Israel has finally been lifted. And last night when we were able at...
(If you want to go straight to info on The Shmita Prizes – click here.) But first, I want to put these prizes in context, beginning with a word...
THE BIG IDEA According to the Torah’s Omens this is an auspicious time to take accountability for the most constricted aspects of ourselves. Pay...
The latest Israeli pre-election brouhaha revolves around the High Court of Justice’s ruling that non-Orthodox conversions are legitimate for...
In the last 12 months, the CDC has often reminded us to keep social distance, wear a mask, and… Wash our hands as often as possible. Excellent...
JTA — What’s most heartbreaking about reading the essays published in March 2020 was that they could have been written today. The tired joke is...
Analysis. Instead of the closure, the government has introduced the obligation to wear a mask in the workplace and intends, in the coming weeks, to...
With lockdown now as inevitable as death and taxes, our confinements have become as regular as the seasons. Like recidivists in and out of prison,...
Ameriški predsednik Joe Biden, ki se je soočil z velikim izzivom spodbujanja gospodarstva svoje države v obdobju po pandemiji in ki ga je še...
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA – Revelations that the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol included many former and current members of America’s armed forces...
Analysis. Twenty days before the legislative elections—the fourth in two years—parties want to avoid appearing to the voters as the one holding...
“If I am not for myself, who is for me?” (Pirkei Avot 1:14). This famous saying from Pirkei Avot speaks to the imperative we each have to live...
Prayerful Creations is the name I call my tallitot- prayer shawls that are unique, made with a technique called, Swedish Weaving. It’s a...
The convergence of the Indian and Pacific Oceans into a single geostrategic space — the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) — and the growing competition...