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Swastika on High Street, Hamsa on the Wall, Script That Refused to Behave

There are certain Friday rituals observed by Jewish women across continents and with wildly varying levels of spiritual enthusiasm: challah, candles,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

Why Emotional Neglect Leaves Life Feeling Pointless

Why Emotional Neglect Leaves Life Feeling Pointless

One of the most painful effects of emotional neglect is also the most fixable.

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Psychology Today

Jonice Webb Ph.d

First-Digit Test: What Benford’s Law Reveals About Numbers Behind Next Crisis

Russia’s wartime economy has been called a miracle and a mirage, sometimes by the same analyst in the same paragraph. GDP grew at over 4 per cent in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

INTERVIEW/ Mark Lilla: MAGA flourishes when ‘hunger for ignorance’ spreads in U.S.

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Scaloni in tears after World Cup loss: ‘It’ll be hard to build a team like this again’

Scaloni in tears after World Cup loss: ‘It’ll be hard to build a team like this again’

Argentina men’s national football team head coach Lionel Scaloni ended his press conference following the Albiceleste’s loss in the 2026 World Cup...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Obletnica poroke: žena zakričala in izginila v globeli

Obletnica poroke: žena zakričala in izginila v globeli

Dvajset let po padcu 29-letnice z grebena v narodnem parku v Utahu v ZDA so aretirali njenega moža in ga obtožili umora ter zavarovalniške...

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Dnevnik

Mojca Furlan - Rus

When Kaunas’s Jews Learned Whom to Fear

When Kaunas’s Jews Learned Whom to Fear

This summer marks eighty-five years since the destruction of Jewish Kaunas (Kovno to its Jews) began. The anniversary arrives amid a renewed rupture...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

By unifying controls, startup led by slain soldier’s brother puts drone war in IDF’s hands

By unifying controls, startup led by slain soldier’s brother puts drone war in IDF’s hands

EyesAtop’s universal remote controller allows a single soldier to fly different types of UAVs at once, giving the IDF an edge on battlefields being...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

When Your Employee Tries to Outsmart You

When Your Employee Tries to Outsmart You

When dealing with a sly employee, try these tips to maintain or regain control.

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Psychology Today

Amy Cooper Hakim Ph.d

US strikes Iran for 9th straight night; IRGC launches retaliatory attacks on Syria, Kuwait and Bahrian

US strikes Iran for 9th straight night; IRGC launches retaliatory attacks on Syria, Kuwait and Bahrian

CENTCOM says American forces have redirected 6 ships, disabled another since reimposing naval blockade on the Islamic Republic * Spain beats Argentina...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Gilgul Conversions Are Examples Of Kabbalah Miracles

A rather unusual form of evidence for reincarnation comes from the Jewish mystical tradition; the Kabbalah. Unlike Buddhism and Hinduism, Kabbalah...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Sugar, Soda, and Mental Illness

Sugar, Soda, and Mental Illness

Soda may be contributing to mental illness.

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Psychology Today

Mitchell B. Liester M.d

VOX POPULI: Words sealed inside Buddhist statue read again after 800 years

When researchers opened a Buddhist statue undergoing restoration, they found its hollow interior packed with documents from the age of the Genpei War....

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Thinking Global Podcast – Sumantra Bose (Part Two)

Thinking Global Podcast – Sumantra Bose (Part Two)

Prof. Sumantra Bose speaks about his work exploring the intersection of conflict, identity, territory and history. Episode two of two.

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E-International

E-International Relations

Remembering History: Inside the Holocaust Resource Center of Las Vegas

Remembering History: Inside the Holocaust Resource Center of Las Vegas

The Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center serves as Nevada’s central hub for Holocaust education, programs, and initiatives promoting...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jay Abramson

Ministers join settler activists on march through closed military zone to Gaza border

Ministers join settler activists on march through closed military zone to Gaza border

Security forces do little to stop thousands of marchers from breaching IDF checkpoints while demonstrating for the reestablishment of settlements in...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 374

To paraphrase Thomas Carlyle once more:  History bids her mute adieu to the 2026 World Cup. When the 2022 World Cup in Qatar concluded, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Doug Klein

Reševanje vojaka Dežulovića in njegovih pomagačev

Reševanje vojaka Dežulovića in njegovih pomagačev

Kdo je ta človek? Poročilo o neki možnosti je roman Borisa Dežulovića, na Hrvaškem ga je izdala založba Libris, v Bosni in Hercegovini pa nova...

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Dnevnik

Ahmed Burić

Pogrešana babica že leta mrtva

Pogrešana babica že leta mrtva

Vnukinja gospe Klare, katere truplo so pred leti našli mumificirano v njenem stanovanju, se je leta trudila ugotoviti, kam je babica izginila. Stric...

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Dnevnik

Tamara Krivec

Jews and Palestinians are modelling the cohesion Australia seeks

In September 2023, I travelled to Israel as Chair of New Israel Fund Australia. One day was spent in the West Bank with a Bedouin herding community...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ric Benjamin

The Strange Comfort of Explaining Suffering

The Strange Comfort of Explaining Suffering

On Tisha B’Av, the Book of Job reminds us that God rebukes those who rush to explain suffering more than those who dare to question it. There is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Feivel Strauss

Is Family Enmeshment Really Pathological?

Is Family Enmeshment Really Pathological?

Research increasingly suggests enmeshment may not be the risk we thought it was.

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Psychology Today

Beatrice Ng-Kessler

Japan's Intelligence Awakening: Can a New Intelligence Agency Fix Japan's Security Deficit?

Japan’s Intelligence Awakening: Can a New Intelligence Agency Fix Japan’s Security Deficit? Japan’s new intelligence agency signals a decisive...

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New Eastern Outlook

Taut Bataut

Feeling the Pain of Another Jew

The period of the “nine days,” and Tisha B’Av itself, is a period where we recount all of the suffering of the Jewish people, during our long...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Temni oblaki nad plesnim zavodom

Temni oblaki nad plesnim zavodom

Spomladi ustanovljen Javni zavod za razvoj sodobne plesne umetnosti se je znašel v nemilosti ministrstva za kulturo. Na Maistrovi trdijo, da zanj ni...

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Dnevnik

Gregor Butala

Dolgoletne Jankovićeve obljube o kopanju v Ljubljanici brez rezultatov; 2

Dolgoletne Jankovićeve obljube o kopanju v Ljubljanici brez rezultatov; 2

Časovni roki že do 20 let starih, stalno ponavljajočih se neuresničljivih obljub župana Jankovića o zelo kratkoročno možnem kopanju v zadostno...

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Dnevnik

Pisma Bralcev

Sam bo parkiral

Sam bo parkiral

Željko je znal parkirati. To ni bilo zgolj njegovo mnenje, temveč dejstvo, ki ga je v tridesetih letih vožnje neštetokrat dokazal in se z njim...

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Dnevnik

Stric Željko

Dear Eyal Zamir, Take Me as a Career Soldier

Dear Eyal Zamir, Take Me as a Career Soldier

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

Rogel Alpher

Houses are no longer the best place for your moneyHouses are no longer the best place for your money

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The Korea Times

Allison Schrager

Hungarian PM nominates Jewish chess grandmaster Judit Polgar to serve as interim president

Hungarian PM nominates Jewish chess grandmaster Judit Polgar to serve as interim president

Announcing nomination, Peter Magyar says Hungary ‘needs unity, peace and a president whom every Hungarian can be proud of’

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

The 'Knesset Virus' Infects Arab Politics Ahead of Elections

The 'Knesset Virus' Infects Arab Politics Ahead of Elections

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

Odeh Bisharat

The IDF Must Stop Killing Children and Investigate Those Responsible

The IDF Must Stop Killing Children and Investigate Those Responsible

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

Haaretz Editorial

Israel Through My Parents’ Eyes

Israel Through My Parents’ Eyes

When you’ve lived somewhere for almost ten years, you stop noticing the little things. My parents’ first visit to Israel reminded me to see this...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yohanna Tal

Spain beats defending champion Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup

Spain beats defending champion Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup

Spanish national squad wins global tournament for a second time, with Argentine soccer legend Messi leaving the field in tears as he likely plays his...

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The Times of Israel

Tim Reynolds

إدراك إيراني خاطئ للواقع السياسي

لو تفحصنا سلوك المسؤولين الإيرانيين خلال حربهم مع الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية...

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العين الإخبارية

محمد خلفان الصوافي

SpaceX’s blow-it-up testing won’t fly on starship

SpaceX’s blow-it-up testing won’t fly on starship

SpaceX’s willingness to blow stuff up and learn from the failures has propelled it from a cash-strapped startup to one of the world’s most...

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The Japan Times

Thomas Black

الظاهرة الخليجية

عندما تحدث البروفسور عبدالخالق عبدالله في كتابه عن "لحظة الخليج"، كان يشير...

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العين الإخبارية

د. علي محمد العامري

The Jewish Future Begins with Parents

The Jewish Future Begins with Parents

Ever since the massacre of October 7, I have found myself repeating the same mantra everywhere I go: let’s bring more Jewish children into the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gabriel Danzig

Special Visit to Holocaust Memorial Brings Institutions Together in São Paulo

In July, the Holocaust Memorial, located in the Bom Retiro neighborhood of São Paulo, hosted a special visit that brought together around 50...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silas Anastacio

Iran’s Escalation Trap: The Operation Survives, the Nation Pays

Iran’s Escalation Trap: The Operation Survives, the Nation Pays

Robert Pape is not wrong. That needs to be said clearly, because what follows is not a dismissal of his framework but an examination of what it cannot...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sara Ghavimi

Treasure Trove: Don’t Forget the Justice Part of Zionism (A Note for Tisha B’Av)

Treasure Trove: Don’t Forget the Justice Part of Zionism (A Note for Tisha B’Av)

There is a Jewish story told about Napoleon.  He once travelled through a Jewish small town in Europe and entered a synagogue where he witnessed men...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Matlow

What Truman Knew and Trump Will Never Know: How to Win a War

History occasionally gives us presidents who understand that war is humanity’s greatest failure and leadership’s greatest burden. Harry Truman was...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Paul Mendlowitz

How to Think for Yourself Using the Grit–Grace Scale

How to Think for Yourself Using the Grit–Grace Scale

Build self-authority to navigate uncertainty when life offers no clear answers.

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Psychology Today

Laura Copley Ph.d

The deeper obstacle for the Abraham Accords: Political Theology

The deeper obstacle for the Abraham Accords: Political Theology

The Twin Pillars of Peace Two structures were supposed to carry the region past endless war: the Board of Peace, authorized under UNSC Resolution 2803...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

The Gentile Problem: You’re blaming the wrong people

The Gentile Problem: You’re blaming the wrong people

The Jewish world is fighting antizionism in a room the movement never enters. A defector’s map of outside, and the case that it’s gentile’s...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kile Jones

Why the Structure of the Universe Points to God

Why the Structure of the Universe Points to God

Modern science has discovered that the universe is governed by precise laws. These laws determine how matter behaves, how stars form, how atoms...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron Zimmer

Chicago’s Jewish History Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Chicago’s Jewish History Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Frank Gehry died recently. Obituaries celebrated the architect behind the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dan Spiegel