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Temple Guards

The end of Parshat Korach contains certain laws that were applicable only to the Kohanim and Leviim. This was placed there after the rebellion, now...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

The Home Army Commissioned a Jewish 9yr Old Under a Dead Catholic Child’s Name

There is a card in my files. A copy of it, anyway. The original is held at the Ghetto Fighters’ House archive in Israel, and I have looked at it...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Janet Bond Brill

When Protest Forgets Its Purpose

When Protest Forgets Its Purpose

There is a venerable tradition in democratic life called protest. It is noisy, inconvenient, often theatrical, and at its best morally serious. It...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Catherine Perez-Shakdam

Feeding the Beast—or Taming It? And More Chulin 51-53

Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses an interesting case of animal anatomy and human psychology. By way of introduction, one of the forms of injury that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simcha Feuerman

Zakaj se novosti lomijo na hrbtih starejših bolnikov?

Zakaj se novosti lomijo na hrbtih starejših bolnikov?

Digitalizacija v zdravstvu mnogim starejšim bolnikom otežuje stike z ambulantami, opaža Darinka Klemenc iz delovne skupine za nenasilje pri...

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Dnevnik

Nina Knavs

Living between headlines

Living between headlines

Israelis are no strangers to living with uncertainty. But there is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from repeatedly preparing for futures...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shayna Goldberg

Trump’s Cash-for-Concessions Is Appeasement

Trump’s Cash-for-Concessions Is Appeasement

Donald Trump seems ready to adopt a strikingly similar strategy, exchanging money for concessions, just months after harshly denouncing Barack...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron T. Walter

Vpliv dobrote na rast političnih marjetic

Vpliv dobrote na rast političnih marjetic

Predsednik državnega zbora Zoran Stevanović je dober človek. Tako dober, da bo postrgal zadnje prihranke in jih namenil za poplačilo dolgov...

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Dnevnik

Ranka Ivelja

Vprašanja in odgovori o dogovoru ZDA in Irana

Vprašanja in odgovori o dogovoru ZDA in Irana

Iran in Združene države bodo predvidoma v petek uradno podpisali mirovni dogovor oziroma memorandum, ki bo podlaga za takojšnjo prekinitev ognja v...

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Dnevnik

Andrej Brstovšek

Jarred by Israel’s lack of readiness, volunteer rescuers train for quake they know is coming

Jarred by Israel’s lack of readiness, volunteer rescuers train for quake they know is coming

With country 99 years into century-long cycle but still well behind on reinforcing structures, social org prepares civilian teams to dig through...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

How Powerful Is AI Now? Ask Washington

How Powerful Is AI Now? Ask Washington

Earlier this month, the payments company Stripe took a fifty-million-line codebase, the kind of sprawling, decades-deep software that a team of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alex Vainer

Trump, Iran and the wily ‘art’ of the digital deal

Trump, Iran and the wily ‘art’ of the digital deal

On Sunday, Washington and Tehran confirmed that both sides had “electronically signed” a preliminary memorandum of understanding aimed at ending...

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The Japan Times

Imran Khalid

A Memorandum Of Understanding Ends The Iran War

There has been a negotiated end to the war in Iran, but the volatile issues that triggered it have yet to be resolved. After nearly three months of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Inside Temple Emanu-El, NYC: World’s Largest Synagogue in the Western Hemisphere

Inside Temple Emanu-El, NYC: World’s Largest Synagogue in the Western Hemisphere

Rising above Fifth Avenue, Temple Emanu-El is the largest synagogue by size in the western hemisphere and one of New York City’s most iconic houses...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jay Abramson

Israel’s Arab Parties In-fighting Before Election Just Like Jews

Many dozens of haredi protesters rioted outside the home of Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg, damaging his home and car, as part of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Awaiting full details, American Jewish leaders express alarm at emerging Iran deal

Awaiting full details, American Jewish leaders express alarm at emerging Iran deal

Jewish Democratic Council says Trump ‘willing to push Israel aside,’ as Zionist Organization of America calls terms ‘deeply problematic’ and...

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The Times of Israel

Jta

Summer Camp

Summer Camp

The summer after my first year of college, I arrived at sleepaway camp for the first time in my life—not as a camper, but as a counselor. At...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shanee B. Michaelson

Iran’s Pause, D.Trump’s Photo, Israel’s Warning

Iran’s Pause, D.Trump’s Photo, Israel’s Warning

The cease-fire deal that Washington and Tehran announced on June 14, 2026, is a revelation rather than merely a diplomatic move. It reveals three...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gilles Touboul

Israel lost Iran because it lost America

Israel lost Iran because it lost America

How Netanyahu’s failed foreign policy strategy put Israel in danger and what we need to do to fix it Putting aside the details of the deal made by...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ariel Beery

Pride and Prejudice: When Inclusion Requires Exclusion

Pride and Prejudice: When Inclusion Requires Exclusion

Pride is supposed to be a celebration – A celebration of dignity. A celebration of identity. A celebration of belonging. For decades, LGBTQ...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harry Katcher

The Power of a Pink Sign at FIFA!

The Power of a Pink Sign at FIFA!

There is a tension in the fight against antisemitism that those of us in this work live with every day. On one hand, much of what we do must be...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ezra Shanken

Our Eternal Love

Our Eternal Love

Mike Leven knows the answer. He published it in eJewish Philanthropy on June 3rd, calm and confident and almost entirely without alarm. Tamim Academy...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Barry Mellinger

NRT: From Musical Notes to Nervous System Vibrations

NRT: From Musical Notes to Nervous System Vibrations

Per neural resonance theory, biology and genes drive our musical preferences.

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Psychology Today

Samuel H. Markind

Israel's Right-wing Media: Where Every Accusation Is a Confession

Israel's Right-wing Media: Where Every Accusation Is a Confession

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Haaretz

Noa Limone

Inequality in Évian

RIO DE JANEIRO — Nestled between mountains and a pristine lake, Évian-les-Bains, the French town where G7 leaders are gathering this month, evokes...

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The Korea Times

Adriana Abdenur

A New Antidote for Anxiety

Anxiety thrives on unstructured attention. Mine certainly did. I found relief in an unexpected place. Daily Torah study has noticeably reduced my...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Brooke Pollak

From Isolation to Recognition: Somaliland’s Diplomatic Breakthrough in Jerusalem

The June 2026 state visit of Somaliland’s President, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro), to Jerusalem marks a significant shift in Horn of Africa...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

Dreading Summer? You Might Have Reverse SAD

Dreading Summer? You Might Have Reverse SAD

SAD extends far beyond the "winter blues." What about summertime sadness?

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Psychology Today

Annie Mueller Ph.d

Netanyahu and Trump on collision course as U.S., Iran agree to halt war

Netanyahu and Trump on collision course as U.S., Iran agree to halt war

Benjamin Netanyahu bet that his joint war alongside Donald Trump would topple Iran's clerical rulers and bolster himself ahead of elections at...

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Japan Today

Rami Ayyub And Maayan Lubell

8 people killed after US B-52 bomber crashes during test mission in California

8 people killed after US B-52 bomber crashes during test mission in California

Those on board include government contractors, uniformed military personnel and two Boeing employees, officials say; cause of crash not immediately...

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The Times of Israel

Christopher Weber

"Shangri-La Dialogue 2026": Escalation in Southeast Asia and New Geopolitical Developments

“Shangri-La Dialogue 2026”: Escalation in Southeast Asia and New Geopolitical Developments The annual Shangri-La Dialogue took place in Singapore...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov

The Griffin MSI and Obama center are creating a new chapter on the South Side

We come to this moment from different directions. But today we stand in the same park, seeing the same thing: Something extraordinary is happening on...

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The Korea Times

Chevy Humphrey And Valerie Jarrett

What We Get Wrong About Productivity and “Hard Work”

What We Get Wrong About Productivity and “Hard Work”

There's the productivity story that looks right—and the one that works.

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Psychology Today

Tasha Golden Ph.d

(POGLED) Kolumna Farisa Kočana: O palestinski zastavi, Jeruzalemu in krizi legitimnosti

(POGLED) Kolumna Farisa Kočana: O palestinski zastavi, Jeruzalemu in krizi legitimnosti

Palestinska zastava na vladnem poslopju, njena odstranitev, odprtje izraelskega veleposlaništva v Ljubljani in ugibanja o prihodnji usmeritvi...

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Večer

Dr. Faris Kočan

The EU’s New Migration Pact Will Make Libya’s Factions Richer and Entrenched

The European Union’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum entered into force on June 12, and Brussels is already treating it as a bureaucratic...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amine Ayoub

WHOSE LAND? WHOSE TRUTH?

For decades, Western governments have claimed to support peace, international law, and historical truth in the Middle East. Yet when it comes to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shane Shmuel

Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill

Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill

Republican lawmakers, wary of trusting the Iranians, say they still don’t know exactly what’s in the agreement; Democrats question what has...

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The Times of Israel

Mary Clare Jalonick

California Gov. Newsom says Trump’s Justice Department investigating him, his wife

California Gov. Newsom says Trump’s Justice Department investigating him, his wife

Outspoken governor does not specify nature of the probe, but says Trump ‘coming after me because I’m considering running for president’; DOJ...

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The Times of Israel

Sophie Austin

The Strait of Hormuz: The Ticking Time Bomb Threatening to Blow Up Trump's Deal

The Strait of Hormuz: The Ticking Time Bomb Threatening to Blow Up Trump's Deal

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

Solon Solomon

On Faith in Bitter Times

On Faith in Bitter Times

There is a concept so fundamental to Jewish thought that it appears in Mishlei almost as a throwaway line, a truth so obvious it barely needs stating:...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gila Isaacson

When Allies Become Unreliable

When Allies Become Unreliable

When Allies Become Unreliable For decades, Israel has viewed the United States as its strongest ally. The relationship has survived wars, political...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Can Soccer Make Politics Disappear?

Can Soccer Make Politics Disappear?

I spent the better part of 2024 and 2025 on airplanes and in hotel rooms. Most of my dating took place while in transit. I almost avoided dating in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jessica Ghitis

Anthropic, National Security, and the Fragile Future of Israeli Innovation

In the corridors of power, from Washington to Jerusalem, we are witnessing a subtle yet profound shift in the architecture of the modern world. It is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fabio Andre

Israel’s War, America’s Ending

Israel’s War, America’s Ending Benjamin Netanyahu is claiming victory over a war whose ending he no longer owns. That is the quiet defeat inside...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Leadership Is A Mutual Contractual Assignment

Leadership Is A Mutual Contractual Assignment (Reflections on the Haftorah for Torah Portion Korach) ( I Samuel  11 :14-15 and 12 :1-22 ) A leader,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michel M.j. Shore

July 4th – A Jewish Holiday?

July 4th is unquestionably a Jewish holiday, just as it is an American holiday for all Americans. Once upon a time, I was giving a talk to the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Clifford Rieders

Living Moshe’s Dream

Living Moshe’s Dream

Dedicated in loving memory of my beloved Saba, Moshe ben Kudma Meshumar Cohen ז״ל, on the occasion of his yahrzeit, 6 Tammuz 5752. לעילוי...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Cohen

No Ceasefire for Diaspora Jewry

This past weekend, while diplomats finalized the terms of a memorandum meant to end the war between Israel, the United States, and Iran, roughly a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harley Lippman

Domači gradbinci z rešilnim obročem za poslanca

Domači gradbinci z rešilnim obročem za poslanca

Podjetje Progros poslanca Resnice Borisa Mijiča naj bi denar za poravnavo davčnega dolga Fursu prejelo od domačih gradbincev CGP in Kolektor...

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Dnevnik

Anže Lebinger

Israel’s Ideas Market: 17 Think-Tanks Illustrating its Thematic Spectrum

Israel’s Ideas Market: 17 Think-Tanks Illustrating its Thematic Spectrum

CIVIL SOCIETY : NGO Monitor — publishes fact-based research and independent analysis about non-governmental organizations, their funders, and other...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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