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Trump official defends seeking identities of Jews at Penn for campus antisemitism probe

Trump official defends seeking identities of Jews at Penn for campus antisemitism probe

Head of US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission insists ‘there is no other way to protect victims… unless you collect info about them,’ as...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Shalom Brothers: The Labor Men Still Don’t See (Tazria)

There is a particular kind of loneliness that can take root inside a marriage not because love has vanished, but because labor has gone unseen. A wife...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Noam raucher

Medical Assistance in Dying Is Growing

Several years ago, Canada began a program called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Now it is beginning to reshape how Canadians are facing...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Italy’s opposition leader, whose father is Jewish, backs PM in split with Trump over Israel and pope

Italy’s opposition leader, whose father is Jewish, backs PM in split with Trump over Israel and pope

Elly Schlein stresses her opposition to Iran war as she defends Meloni, cheers suspension of defense agreement between Rome and Jerusalem

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Bennett unveils plan for increasing disability access across Israel

Bennett unveils plan for increasing disability access across Israel

‘Accessibility is not a side issue. It is the heart of our society,’ says ex-prime minister as he pledges to boost accessibility, integrate the...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Marriage and Disconnection: Lessons From 'Is This Thing On?'

Marriage and Disconnection: Lessons From 'Is This Thing On?'

A film about marriage, estrangement, and reclaiming vitality.

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Psychology Today

Elisabeth J. Lamotte Licsw

Schizophrenic Love for Israel

Schizophrenic Love for Israel

There is something about Israel that refuses to be explained in rational terms. You can analyze politics, history, conflict, economics. You can debate...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Resilience Isn’t Always a Good Thing

Israel’s “word of the decade” is Resilience (in Hebrew: khosen). It certainly has been necessary and well displayed through Covid, the Judicial...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Ne davki, produktivnost je pot k višjim plačam

Ne davki, produktivnost je pot k višjim plačam

Po volitvah se je v Sloveniji ponovno razplamtela diskusija o znižanju davkov. Res je, da je obdavčitev dela v Sloveniji visoka. Toda diskusija o...

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Dnevnik

Jože P. Damijan

Many peptides are named to sound like Yiddish words. Here’s why

Many peptides are named to sound like Yiddish words. Here’s why

Pinchas Cohen is the Jewish USC researcher behind discoveries like SHLP (‘schlep’), SHMOOSE and MENTSH, biological molecules that may help cure...

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The Times of Israel

Asaf Elia-Shalev

‘Safe haven’: Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia thank supporters

‘Safe haven’: Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia thank supporters

Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, the only two members of the team who ultimately remained behind, say they hope to continue their sporting...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

The Hormuz Paradox: Geopolitics in the Shadow of the 2026 Naval Blockade

The Hormuz Paradox: Geopolitics in the Shadow of the 2026 Naval Blockade

The Hormuz Paradox: Geopolitics in the Shadow of the 2026 Naval Blockade The sharp escalation around the Strait of Hormuz has become one of the most...

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New Eastern Outlook

Phil Butler

The Jewish Power Blog: Pariah State

The term pariah derives from a name applied in the past to the lowest caste in Hindu society, the “untouchables” now called Dalits; its...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Marc J. Rosenstein

Kakav za več kot dve tretjini cenejši, čokolada pa dražja

Kakav za več kot dve tretjini cenejši, čokolada pa dražja

Padec cen kakavovih zrn za več kot 70 odstotkov v primerjavi z rekordnimi vrednostmi izpred dveh je posledica boljše letine in obnašanja...

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Dnevnik

Sebastjan Morozov

The Harbour That Never Turned Jews Away

When I trace the historical threads of my country, India, I often return to a rock on the Konkan coast, about 48 kilometers south of Mumbai, near a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit gawande

Democrats Are Turning on Israel — And This Vote Proves It

Just four years ago, this would have been politically unthinkable: a supermajority of Senate Democrats voting to block weapons sales to Israel. Now...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mihran Kalaydjian

Najbolj krvava vojna na svetu gre v četrto leto

Najbolj krvava vojna na svetu gre v četrto leto

Ob vojni v Ukrajini in na Bližnjem vzhodu se pozablja na državljansko vojno v Sudanu, ki je najbolj krvava na svetu. Tam je s 13 milijoni...

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Dnevnik

Mihael Šorl

Magyar obljublja reforme za zamrznjene milijarde

Magyar obljublja reforme za zamrznjene milijarde

Bodoči madžarski premier Peter Magyar namerava uresničiti obljube, da bo v državo spet pripeljal evropska sredstva, ki so zamrznjena zaradi...

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Dnevnik

Aleš Gaube

Libya’s Oil Is Funding Its Own Disintegration

The United Nations Security Council adopted a new resolution this week extending and tightening the international sanctions regime on Libya, with the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amine Ayoub

The Soil Is Our Greatest Asset: What Jack London Means To Israeli Landscape

The Israeli agricultural landscape faces the most severe multi-front crisis on record in recent history, covered online with media buzz words by...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael mosley

Judaism and the Trinity: A New Theological Encounter

Judaism and the Trinity: A New Theological Encounter

I recently attended an interfaith conference in Rome, where an unnamed  Jewish Professor startled the audience by declaring: “I would like to thank...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yakov Nagen

3-2-1 Launch: A Case for the 'Senior Launch' at Colleges

3-2-1 Launch: A Case for the 'Senior Launch' at Colleges

Exploring a comprehensive support system for college seniors.

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Psychology Today

Deborah J. Cohan Ph.d

Severe Weather Threat

Severe Weather Threat

Storms Friday: Hail and Flash Flooding Possible A low-pressure system moving along the Mediterranean, just west of Israel, will bring thunderstorms as...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Barry Lynn

Diplomacy in Washington, war in Lebanon: a conflict no one controls

While Israeli and Lebanese officials sat across from each other in Washington this week, their forces—and proxies—were still trading fire in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Cedric Vloemans

The Voice

Tazria-Metzora (Leviticus 12:1) “Do not be a false witness” Imagine a city where your right to live there depended on one thing: you couldn’t...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nitzan Bergman

Strait of Hormuz: Why the U.S. and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters

Strait of Hormuz: Why the U.S. and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters

The Strait of Hormuz exists in the eye of the beholder. While everyone agrees that, geographically speaking, it is a strait – a narrow sea passage...

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Japan Today

Elizabeth mendenhall

When Peace Becomes Dangerous: Why Moral Clarity Fails in a Fallen World

When Peace Becomes Dangerous: Why Moral Clarity Fails in a Fallen World

There’s a kind of moral clarity that almost feels undeniable when you first hear it. War is terrible. Violence destroys. Peace is better. So...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tim Orr

What Kerem House Shows Us About Community Survival

What Kerem House Shows Us About Community Survival

Let’s talk about how communities rise to support their people in times of need. Specifically, let’s talk about how local community organizations...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jason Watson

VOX POPULI: 'Shogi's' game 1 Meijin match was never just about winning

What exactly does it mean to be human? Countless philosophers across history have wrestled with this enduring question—agonizing over it, struggling...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

عالم متعدد الأقطاب أم متنوع الحضارات؟

بعيداً عن الحروب السيارة، والمسيرات الطيارة، والبارود المعبق الأجواء، وفي مدارات...

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العين الإخبارية

إميل أمين

Healing the Great Divide

This week’s Torah portion speaks of the mysterious lesions that appeared on the skin of those who trafficked in gossip. Their punishment was at once...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lazer Gurkow

Israel Is Winning the Quantum Race. It May Not Finish It

In February 2025, an Israeli company that most Israelis have never heard of raised $170 million in a single funding round. Quantum Machines, founded...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Trump says second round of talks with Iran could take place this weekend

Trump says second round of talks with Iran could take place this weekend

US president repeats claim that Tehran has agreed to surrender its ‘nuclear dust,’ says blockade of Hormuz has been effective; Iran’s UN envoy...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

The Leper

Usually, the Parshiot of Tazria and Metzora, are read together. Although Tazria begins with the subject of a woman giving birth, the main subject is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Europe’s Counterterrorism Strategy

Europe’s Counterterrorism Strategy

Over the past two decades, Europe has faced evolving terrorist threats that required a comprehensive and coordinated response. From lone-wolf attacks...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rami al dabbas

Holding Space Between Emunah & Exhaustion

Since October 7th, life in Israel has been measured in sirens, seconds to shelter, and the quiet, almost suspicious, relief of a full night’s sleep....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rina rebibo

Zakaj uničujemo tisto, kar si želimo

Zakaj uničujemo tisto, kar si želimo

Narava ima vedno prav. Se strinjate s tem? Najbrž odvisno, s katerega stališča gledate. Če bi vse prepustili naravi, »ki ima vedno prav«, ne bi...

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Dnevnik

Andrej Velkavrh

Do zavetišča za konje po vseh bližnjicah, tudi mimo vladne službe za zakonodajo

Do zavetišča za konje po vseh bližnjicah, tudi mimo vladne službe za zakonodajo

Poslanci donedavnega koalicijskega trojčka so v novelo zakona o zaščiti živali mimo vladnih pravnikov pretihotapili amandma, ki je uzakonil...

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Dnevnik

Tatjana Pihlar

Ceasefire appears to hold overnight as Trump tells Hezbollah to ‘act nicely and well’

Ceasefire appears to hold overnight as Trump tells Hezbollah to ‘act nicely and well’

Lebanon’s army accuses IDF of shelling country in violation of 10-day truce * Residents start returning to Hezbollah’s Beirut-area stronghold * 40...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Trump-imposed truce between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect; 2 badly hurt by rocket fire hours before

Trump-imposed truce between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect; 2 badly hurt by rocket fire hours before

US president says Netanyahu and Lebanese president will discuss permanent peace deal at White House, after US got sides to agree on 10-day ceasefire...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Israel's Next Leader Will Be Just Like Bibi - but Without the Corruption

Israel's Next Leader Will Be Just Like Bibi - but Without the Corruption

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

1577. R. Yom Tov Tzahalon and the first book ever printed in the Land of Israel

JEWISH MOMENTS IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL 1577. R. Yom Tov Tzahalon: The ‘Good Doctrine’, the first book ever printed in the Land of Israel Safed in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Pereira

Why Are We So Dependent on Social Media?

Why Are We So Dependent on Social Media?

To understand social media's grip, start with the demanding task of being yourself.

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Psychology Today

Joseph E. Davis Ph.d

Being Jewish Today: The Parts We Keep, The Parts We Lose

Being Jewish Today: The Parts We Keep, The Parts We Lose

I don’t typically write about antisemitism. It’s been around long enough to feel almost procedural. Before October 7, the Jew News Review would...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Brad Goverman

Remembering My Best Friend Betty During Melanoma Awareness Month

It was August 27, 2009, my son Brady’s 17th birthday. My best friend Betty called me to wish Brady a happy birthday. Betty and I had gone through...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sharon riche