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Re-inventing the Sabbatical for our era (Behar-Behukotai)

דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֤י תָבֹ֙אוּ֙...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

J.j Gross

Sesame Street post honoring US Jews draws intense wave of antisemitic hate comments

Sesame Street post honoring US Jews draws intense wave of antisemitic hate comments

Antisemitic influencer Dan Bilzerian calls video marking Jewish American Heritage Month ‘Jewish supremacy,’ another likens it to ‘propaganda’...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

Iran threatens American ships if they enter Hormuz, as US kicks off ‘Project Freedom’

Iran threatens American ships if they enter Hormuz, as US kicks off ‘Project Freedom’

Officials cited in US media say initiative won’t necessarily involve US Navy escorting merchant ships; Macron: France won’t take part in...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

VOX POPULI: Robots that can outrun humans draw feelings of wonder and fear

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Silicon Valley made AI powerful. Tokyo wants to make it work

Silicon Valley made AI powerful. Tokyo wants to make it work

There was a time when Tokyo felt light years ahead of the world. The flip phone I used in the 2000s was a marvel to every American I showed it to,...

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The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

After October 7, Jewish Education Is No Longer a Choice—It’s Survival

When our children are asked who they are and who they will be there must be no hesitation, no shrinking, no apology. Only pride. We thought we were...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mihran Kalaydjian

The Olive Tree Allergy

The Olive Tree Allergy

On “Fake Hebrew,” “White European Colonizers,” and Similar Absurdities There are many strands of Ziophobic rhetoric. This piece focuses on a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan Bassov

When Commencement Becomes Division: A Serious Test of Responsibility

I returned to the University of Michigan, my alma mater, to attend a family member’s graduation and to spend several meaningful days in Ann Arbor....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Beth Kuhel

The High Cost of Trump’s Crony Diplomacy

The High Cost of Trump’s Crony Diplomacy

GENEVA—In most democracies, a leader outsourcing high-stakes diplomacy to family members and business associates would provoke outrage. But US...

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Project Syndicate

Brahma Chellaney

Daily Briefing May 4 – ‘One big failure’: An IDF official on the Iran war so far

Daily Briefing May 4 – ‘One big failure’: An IDF official on the Iran war so far

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the lack of a true ceasefire in southern Lebanon, the IDF gearing up for more operations in Gaza and the...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

I Thought I’d Seen Everything, Holland is Lost

I Thought I’d Seen Everything, Holland is Lost

The Erosion of Academia: When Education Becomes Indoctrination The hallowed halls of our universities were once designed to be the ultimate...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970s

Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970s

The dizzying changes wrought by energy shocks are only ever seen in the rearview mirror. When the 1973 and 1979 oil crises first swept the world,...

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The Japan Times

David Fickling

Lemons, tequila and just another Monday morning

Lemons, tequila and just another Monday morning

I have two choices when life pummels me in the head with lemons on a Monday morning — all before 8 am. I can weep and moan about how hard and sour...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Birkat HaGomel In Times of War

For months, I’ve been thinking about writing a piece about the traditional blessing of gratitude that we say in Judaism after surviving a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Romi Sussman

A Thread That Has Never Broken

From exile to return, faith—not fear—has carried us forward I recently heard a British writer and broadcaster, often described as an ally of the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chava kadoche

From Paris on May Day: Rethinking work and solidarity in Japan

From Paris on May Day: Rethinking work and solidarity in Japan

Paris – May Day came and went last Friday in the City of Lights, prompting me to reflect on its meaning here in France and in my native Japan. On...

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The Japan Times

Kumiharu Shigehara

The cowardice of the centre

Administrative indecision in times of moral confusion There are moments when administrative caution turns into something else: no longer prudence, but...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gabrielle bartelse

Democracy by lottery

John Rawls’s blueprint for utopia What would a fair society look like? Plato’s philosopher kings The truth about algorithms The ethical dilemma of...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

I Stopped Eating Animals. Fish Was the Lie I Kept Telling Myself.

There are people who become vegetarians after reading philosophy. Or watching lectures. Or having long, morally rigorous debates with themselves about...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

Making Israel Relevant to Students

Making Israel Relevant to Students

In a classroom where smartphones buzz with the latest viral claim about Israel, teaching the country through dry timelines and archaeological layers...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Uri Pilichowski

What We Carried With Us: The Hidden Migration of DES (DiEthylStilbestrol).

There is a particular kind of inheritance that does not appear on any manifest. It is not declared at borders. It is not wrapped in cloth or tucked...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Claire R. Bright

Israel’s Quiet Q2 2026 Bot-Pricing Reset

Israel’s Quiet Q2 2026 Bot-Pricing Reset

If you’re an Israeli small-business owner sitting on a WhatsApp-bot quote you received last winter — a clinic considering automated appointment...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Achiya cohen

Why Emerging “Peace Processes” Risk Recycling War

Why Emerging “Peace Processes” Risk Recycling War

Each time diplomacy returns to the Middle East, it promises de-escalation, stability, perhaps even peace. Yet for those in Gaza, such promises have...

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Middle East Monitor

Eko Ernada

From despair to action: Tragedy is reborn as hope.

From despair to action: Tragedy is reborn as hope.

PARIS – We live in a world of senseless suffering and impending catastrophe, where it would seem the idea of moral progress has become...

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The Japan Times

Chiara Cordelli

Europe seeks to ‘take charge’ of its own defense as US to cut presence of troops

Europe seeks to ‘take charge’ of its own defense as US to cut presence of troops

EU foreign policy chief says timing of Washington’s pullout announcement was surprise, while NATO chief acknowledges US disappointment with European...

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The Times of Israel

Mark carlson

Shalom Brothers: What Men Catch (Emor)

Shlomo Bardin, the visionary founder of Brandeis-Bardin, famously taught that Judaism is “caught, not taught.” He was right, and also only half...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Noam raucher

Heeding Herzog, AG okays unconditional talks for plea deal in Netanyahu’s graft trial

Heeding Herzog, AG okays unconditional talks for plea deal in Netanyahu’s graft trial

Prime minister’s lawyers have yet to respond to president’s offer last week to host talks; Baharav-Miara previously rejected judge’s offer of...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

To Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program, Look to Taiwan

To Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program, Look to Taiwan

Taiwan once had a secret nuclear weapons program. Beijing didn’t end it. Washington did.  The fact that it was a strategic partner, not an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven bernstein

EDITORIAL: Conditions for constitutional amendment have still not been met

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has shown a strong desire to revise the Constitution. And after her Liberal Democratic Party won more than two-thirds of...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Australian Jews recount harrowing stories in 1st public hearing in inquiry into Bondi massacre

Australian Jews recount harrowing stories in 1st public hearing in inquiry into Bondi massacre

Royal commission head laments surge in antisemitic attacks since Hamas onslaught sparked Gaza war; daughter of Sydney victim says shooting...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Cynická obluda: Šimečkovci vs. Gašparovci

Smerácky principiálny postoj je dosť nezlučiteľný priamo so Smerom.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Slovensko ovládol gang, ale Šimečkovci to nie sú (píše Samo Marec)

Šutaj Eštok sa snaží vymyslieť niečo, čo bude fungovať.

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SME.sk

Samuel marec

Three Important Steps to Strengthen Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership

Three Important Steps to Strengthen Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership

Three Important Steps to Strengthen Russia-DPRK Strategic Partnership The end of April 2026 was marked by several important events aimed at the...

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New Eastern Outlook

Konstantin Asmolov

30 students celebrating end of high school hospitalized with eye injuries from foam spray

30 students celebrating end of high school hospitalized with eye injuries from foam spray

Doctor says some will require follow-up treatment due to cornea injuries, warn against use of foam spray without protection

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

ما وراء البنادق.. الوجه المالي الخفي لحرب السودان

حرب السودان التي طوت عامها الثالث ودخلت في الرابع، ليست مجرد مواجهة عسكرية...

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العين الإخبارية

عبد المنعم سليمان

Rýchlokurz menejcennosti tvojej práce

Dehonestácia práce jej obhajcami je perfídny a antisociálny jav.

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SME.sk

Ismael p. májovský

Ficov lásky čas nepríde

A just pôjdem do Moskvy.

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SME.sk

Beata Balogová

Fico ako ambasádor dedičného hriechu

Robert Fico a spol. zneužívajú prastaré morálne schémy.

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SME.sk

Ľubomír Jaško

Is Israel a democracy for Jews only?

Is Israel a democracy for Jews only?

THE STATE OF ISRAEL will be open for Jewish immigration and for the Ingathering of the Exiles; it will foster the development of the country for the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ron Kronish

Pekárenská turistika, gulášový dym a predavači ilúzií (píše Veronika Šikulová)

Navlečú si montérky, a tvária sa, že rozumejú pachu potu.

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SME.sk

Veronika Šikulová

Putting Africa’s savings to work for its people

Putting Africa’s savings to work for its people

CAMBRIDGE – African economies will not be able to meet their development goals unless they can mobilize their own resources. But to do that,...

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The Japan Times

Gomez agou

Reality emerges

Particles are nature’s smallest constituents, but that doesn’t mean they’re fundamental. So what is the Universe made of? by Felix Flicker  ...

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Aeon

Felix flicker

Hormuz Crisis – Reality or Alternative Route?

Hormuz Crisis – Reality or Alternative Route?

Hormuz Crisis – Reality or Alternative Route? The armed conflict in the Persian Gulf has caused an international oil crisis. Is there, perhaps, an...

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New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

Heeding Herzog’s invitation, AG says she’s willing to discuss plea deal in Netanyahu trial

Heeding Herzog’s invitation, AG says she’s willing to discuss plea deal in Netanyahu trial

But Baharav-Miara says talks must have no preconditions and have no impact on court proceedings * IDF says it downed drone over Lebanon, result of 2...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

What If Trump Wants to Lose the Iran War?

Here is a question that nobody in Washington dares to ask: what if the apparent American stumble in the Iran war is not a stumble at all? What if the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Health Ministry panel seeks to halt use of medical cannabis in smokable form

Health Ministry panel seeks to halt use of medical cannabis in smokable form

Committee notes potentially harmful effects, spiking number of users as it recommends stricter guidelines and a more limited use of the drug

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

Tragedija na Fužinah: sum kaznivega dejanja se zaenkrat ni potrdil

Tragedija na Fužinah: sum kaznivega dejanja se zaenkrat ni potrdil

Policijska komisija in specializirano državno tožilstvo še nista sprejela končne odločitve glede strokovnosti in zakonitosti policijske...

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Dnevnik

Peter Lovšin

After Maryland teacher’s death, 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in Jewish museum

After Maryland teacher’s death, 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in Jewish museum

Amassed by Deborah Brodie over 35 years as hands-on tool for students with special needs, collection goes to Capital Jewish Museum with help of...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Noa Koler’s ‘Happy Place’ wins big in Israeli TV awards, rescheduled after Iran war

Noa Koler’s ‘Happy Place’ wins big in Israeli TV awards, rescheduled after Iran war

Kan snags 27 prizes in belated 2025 awards; winning Best Investigative Program, Uvda’s Ilana Dayan says government ‘machine’ working to erase...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg