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When a Repeated Lie Rings True

In this week’s Torah portion, we read of the rebellion led by Korach against Moses and Aaron. Korach’s accusation was a classic populist play: he...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lazer Gurkow

Emerging US-Iran deal criticized in Israel, Iran by opponents of countries’ leaderships

Emerging US-Iran deal criticized in Israel, Iran by opponents of countries’ leaderships

Opposition Leader Lapid says agreement fails to achieve any of Jerusalem’s war goals, while anti-regime protesters in Mashhad said to argue Tehran...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Halachically Complete

The Chazon Ish introduced a concept that he felt was necessary for perfecting one’s character. He calls this דקדוק הדין, or meticulousness...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

From Cornwall to Zion: The Cornish Tin in Solomon’s Temple

When I was a boy in Saltash, the Tamar at low tide revealed the grey-green slate the Cornish call killas — the foundation of a peninsula that for...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Was Boris Holocaust-y Enough?

Was Boris Holocaust-y Enough?

Was Boris Holocaust-y Enough? “I’m so disappointed with the Holocaust survivor story I just heard. I want my kid to hear from a survivor who was...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hagit zadok fefferman

What Happened to You, Canada?

You’re three months too late. You’re three months too late. Those were the words Rabbi Sam Taylor reportedly directed at Prime Minister Mark...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chava kadoche

The Burden of Jewish Morality

A man is attacked in a parking garage at night. He has under a second to read intent, distance, and the possibility of a weapon. His heart rate climbs...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tsahi shemesh

When Washington's practices contradict his designs

When Washington’s practices contradict his designs Washington wanted to chain the world. He chained himself in a trajectory inverted from his own...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohamed Lamine Kaba

Go Knicks! Rooting for New York…and for us

From the title of this piece, you might assume that I’m one of those die-hard Knicks fans, but, alas, you would be mistaken. In fact, I can’t say...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Janine Muller Sherr

CABI of Boise, Idaho: Oldest Synagogue in Continuous Use West of the Mississippi

CABI of Boise, Idaho: Oldest Synagogue in Continuous Use West of the Mississippi

Nestled in the heart of Boise, Idaho, Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel (CABI) stands as a testament to the enduring spirit of Jewish life in the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jay abramson

Anti-government protesters pan bill for political Oct. 7 inquiry, said set for vote this week

Anti-government protesters pan bill for political Oct. 7 inquiry, said set for vote this week

Relative of slain hostage rails against Netanyahu’s ‘populist, fascist’ bid to avoid forming state probe; report says Knesset likely to hold...

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

When the Knicks Finally Won, New York Remembered How to Believe

When the Knicks Finally Won, New York Remembered How to Believe

After 53 years, a Knicks championship is more than a basketball story. For New Yorkers, Israelis, and Jews who know something about waiting,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Seth Eisenberg

Wars Are Won Before the First Shot Is Fired

Most people think that war has started when missiles are flying, soldiers are moving, and fighters are flying in the sky, but in reality the most...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shreeya anand

Dollars under the mattress, the holy grail of Argentine governments

Dollars under the mattress, the holy grail of Argentine governments

Since taking office in late 2023, Javier Milei has tried, in more ways than one, to get Argentines to pull their dollars out from “under the...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Juan marcos pollio

China builds Southeast Asia expertise as US lets it wither

In the contest for influence in Southeast Asia, the United States and China agree on one thing: the region is indispensable. Yet beneath the flurry of...

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South China Morning Post

Zenobia chan

Tammuz: The Chet of Constriction

Tammuz: The Chet of Constriction

After the liberation of Nissan, the healing work of Iyar, and the grand revelation of Sivan, the Jewish calendar undergoes a sudden change in tone....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Cohen

Where and What and When is Home?

Where and What and When is Home?

I am originally from the suburbs of Chicago, and that place will always remain beloved and, fundamentally, home to me. But as my disabilities have...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kelsey maurine brickl

Where did language come from? Nobody really knows, but the theories are fascinating

Where did language come from? Nobody really knows, but the theories are fascinating

Humans are the only species known to use fully symbolic language: a system capable of expressing abstract ideas, imaginary worlds and endless...

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Japan Today

Karen stollznow

Hate as entertainment: Youth finding community in nihilistic online antisemitism, warns ADL

Hate as entertainment: Youth finding community in nihilistic online antisemitism, warns ADL

Dark corners of the internet, steeped in Jew hatred, provide connections for the disaffected, says the head of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

The Broken Shield

The Star of David was not born as a symbol of state. Gershom Scholem spent decades tracing its history and found something unsettling: for centuries,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gil Mildar

A Voter’s Guide To New York’s 12th Congressional District – The Nadler Seat

For People Worried About Antisemitism Bad News – The Candidates Suck The primary to select the democratic candidate for New York’s 12th...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ralph m. stone

Persia Bred Top-Tier Diggers for Millennia. Why Leave Its Uranium Buried?

Persia Bred Top-Tier Diggers for Millennia. Why Leave Its Uranium Buried?

In the second week of June 2026, as American and Iranian negotiators reported that a deal was within reach, a CNN report citing five sources familiar...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

The Jewish Question Is Alive and Well at Europe's Film Festival Circuit

The Jewish Question Is Alive and Well at Europe's Film Festival Circuit

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Haaretz

Merav Alush Levron