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‘Roommates’ and ‘How to Make Challah’: Different slices of Jewish American pie

‘Roommates’ and ‘How to Make Challah’: Different slices of Jewish American pie

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor on a Sadie Sandler Netflix vehicle — currently #1 in Israel — and a 13-minute intergenerational indie short

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

The Alliance Breaker: How Trump Is Torching the West’s Friendships

The Alliance Breaker: How Trump Is Torching the West’s Friendships

Something remarkable is happening in the corridors of Western power. America’s closest allies are no longer whispering their frustrations behind...

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Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Prophet Abraham Was The Beginning Of Three Monotheistic Religions

Prophet Abraham was the first person to be called a “Hebrew” in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 14:13). The term Hebrew probably comes from the verb to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

The Photographer

The Photographer

I sat on the thin mattress stretched over the metal frame in my cell, staring at nothing, asking the only question that mattered: Why did I take that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mort Laitner

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Zakaj je Orbán izgubil

(GLOBALNA ARENA) Zakaj je Orbán izgubil

Šestnajst let je Madžarska pod vodstvom Viktorja Orbána utelešala idejo, ki je sprožala zaskrbljenost: da je mogoče "neliberalno...

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Večer

László bruszt

With gallows humor, UK author Howard Jacobson takes on post-Oct. 7 ‘bloodlust’ for Jews

With gallows humor, UK author Howard Jacobson takes on post-Oct. 7 ‘bloodlust’ for Jews

A Jewish teacher slowly unravels as he sees the world’s reaction to the barbarity of Hamas’s assault, in new novel ‘Howl,’ that finds the...

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The Times of Israel

Robert Philpot

Two men shot dead in apparent underworld hit in central Israel

Police believe killings are part of an ongoing feud between crime families in the cities of Ramle and Lod; incident takes place hours before a man was...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Wormwood to Wildflowers: Chernobyl at 40 and the Threads That Bind It to Israel

Last week marked exactly forty years since Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant detonated at 1:23 a.m. on 26 April 1986, scattering...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Weaponized Canines: Dogs in the Concentration Camp System

Weaponized Canines: Dogs in the Concentration Camp System

White slaveholding Americans were neither the first nor the last to exploit dogs for the purposes of persecution. One of the most notorious examples...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kelsey maurine brickl

UK Green Party candidate posts about killing Zionists from Anne Frank parody account

UK Green Party candidate posts about killing Zionists from Anne Frank parody account

Tina Ion refers to ‘Jewish Nazis’ as ‘money grubbing thieves’ in her posts; party hit with spate of antisemitism claims; two candidates held...

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The Times of Israel

Shira Li Bartov

Is Israel Digging Her Own Grave?

Is Israel Digging Her Own Grave?

No, I do not want to think it, let alone say it. But more and more, I think Israelis are committing national suicide. Of course, I am far away and see...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

A Royal Commission into Antisemitism: One Australian’s Submission

A Royal Commission into Antisemitism: One Australian’s Submission

Australia is in the midst of a major enquiry into antisemitism- a Royal Commission- following the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. The community has...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Andrew wirth

How the West’s war machine runs on calculated lies

How the West’s war machine runs on calculated lies

The same machinery of manufactured war that shattered Iraq and Libya is now being recalibrated for Iran

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RT.com

Mustafa Fetouri

What We Owe Our Children, Not Our Enemies

A community does not betray itself by asking difficult questions. It betrays itself when it leaves those questions to its enemies. A movement built to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Jews and the Issue of Fighting Back

I have just finished reading reports of the latest attack upon a Jew in Los Angeles. It occurred in an area of West Los Angeles, which is not far from...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gary Fouse

Top UK cop: British Jews facing greatest ever threat amid ‘epidemic’ of antisemitism

Top UK cop: British Jews facing greatest ever threat amid ‘epidemic’ of antisemitism

London Metropolitan Police chief Mark Rowley says he has asked for funding for 300 armed officers to protect city’s Jewish community; Starmer mulls...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Kubrick’s ‘Paths of Glory’ and CENTCOM’S Price of a Hill

In the vein of Stanley Kubrick’s 1957 anti-war cinematic masterpiece, paths of glory lay just ahead for U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) in a, or...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael mosley

A year after corporal punishment ban, Thailand needs to curb resurgence

An old Thai proverb says, “If you love your cow, tie it up; if you love your child, beat them”. It is meant to convey that a loving and...

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South China Morning Post

Panarat Anamwathana

Iran War Is Accelerating America’s Decline in Southeast Asia

Iran War Is Accelerating America’s Decline in Southeast Asia

Iran War Is Accelerating America’s Decline in Southeast Asia Washington’s war with Iran may be unfolding thousands of miles away, but in Southeast...

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New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Vulgarity and Belief

On December 27, 2019, Lithuania’s national broadcaster published an interview with Birutė Burauskaitė, then director of the state Genocide and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

(PERSPEKTIVA) Kolumna Tineta Lugariča: Pisani murali preplavili Maribor

(PERSPEKTIVA) Kolumna Tineta Lugariča: Pisani murali preplavili Maribor

Malaga pa vsekakor ni osamljen primer, ki je urbano revitalizacijo zagnala z lokalno iniciativo in slikovito vizijo. Veliko mest po svetu je namesto...

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Večer

Tine Lugarič

"Greater Israel": How Netanyahu and Trump Are Burying the Jewish State Alive

“Greater Israel”: How Netanyahu and Trump Are Burying the Jewish State Alive The pursuit of biblical mirages and tactical deals with conscience...

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New Eastern Outlook

Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

US believes Iran has lost $4.8 billion in oil earnings due to blockade — report

US believes Iran has lost $4.8 billion in oil earnings due to blockade — report

US said to tell European allies to expect delays in arms deliveries as Iran war drains stockpiles * Hezbollah fires at least four drones at north...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

The Mystery of the Munchies

The Mystery of the Munchies

Why aren’t marijuana users overweight?

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Psychology Today

Gary Wenk Ph.d

What Estranged Parents Often Misunderstand About No Contact

What Estranged Parents Often Misunderstand About No Contact

Estrangement is usually a last resort, not an impulsive choice.

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Psychology Today

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.d

Burnt Out and Stuck in Eating Disorder Recovery

Burnt Out and Stuck in Eating Disorder Recovery

The lie of “this isn’t that bad."

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Psychology Today

Carolyn Karoll Lcsw-C

US pulling 5,000 troops from Germany amid spat with Trump over Iran war

US pulling 5,000 troops from Germany amid spat with Trump over Iran war

Senior Pentagon official says German rhetoric against Washington’s policy ‘inappropriate and unhelpful’; withdrawal expected to be completed...

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The Times of Israel

Phil Stewart

US approves arms sales of over $8.6 billion for Israel and other Mideast allies

US approves arms sales of over $8.6 billion for Israel and other Mideast allies

$992.4 million okayed of laser guided weapons kit approved for Israel, including billions for air defense purchases by Gulf countries amid fragile...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

US synagogue helps Palestinians raise money for Gaza, finds common ground over falafel

US synagogue helps Palestinians raise money for Gaza, finds common ground over falafel

Daylong fundraiser Tuesday results from relationships formed between rabbi, Palestinian restaurateur and Duke neurosurgeon who seek peace,...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Inside Rejection Sensitivity

Inside Rejection Sensitivity

Personal Perspective: What rejection sensitivity feels like, and how to tame it.

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Psychology Today

Terri Cheney

7 Things People Often Get Wrong About Trauma

7 Things People Often Get Wrong About Trauma

How to cut through misperceptions and begin to understand trauma.

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Psychology Today

Rodney Luster Ph.d

Stop Calling It Rejection Sensitivity

Stop Calling It Rejection Sensitivity

Why kids misread neutral moments as rejection—and how to reset the pattern.

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

The Wisdom of Children: Secure Attachment in Traumatic Times

The Wisdom of Children: Secure Attachment in Traumatic Times

How connection becomes a pathway to resilience under threat.

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Psychology Today

Hospital

Jailed Iranian Nobel winner Mohammadi hospitalized in ‘catastrophic’ condition

Jailed Iranian Nobel winner Mohammadi hospitalized in ‘catastrophic’ condition

Rights lawyer’s foundation says health decline comes ‘after 140 days of systematic medical neglect’; family ‘fighting for her life’ after...

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The Times of Israel

Sarah El Deeb

New film profiles Jewish feminist who is NYC Sanitation Department’s official artist

New film profiles Jewish feminist who is NYC Sanitation Department’s official artist

‘Maintenance Artist’ looks at Mierle Laderman Ukeles’s 50-year partnership with the municipal workers and her belief, rooted in Jewish identity,...

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The Times of Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg

US military reaches deal with 7 tech firms to use their AI on classified systems

US military reaches deal with 7 tech firms to use their AI on classified systems

Anthropic absent from deal after it insisted forbidding use of AI in fully autonomous weapons, surveillance of Americans; firm sued Trump to stop...

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The Times of Israel

Ap

China surpasses U.S. in research spending and the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clout

China surpasses U.S. in research spending and the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clout

China’s rapid rise in science has hit a milestone. The country’s investment in research and development has reached parity with – and by...

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Japan Today

Caroline wagner

الإمارات بعد الحرب.. نحو إعادة التموضع الاستراتيجي

في أعقاب الحرب بين إيران من جهة، وإسرائيل والولايات المتحدة من جهة أخرى، تجد دولة...

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العين الإخبارية

د. خلفان سلطان الكندي

‘Eyes and ears of the Jewish community’: NYC’s Shomrim watch groups take up counter-terrorism

‘Eyes and ears of the Jewish community’: NYC’s Shomrim watch groups take up counter-terrorism

Once only trained to prevent street crime, teams now receive lessons on terror tactics and spotting threats, bringing the local patrollers further...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress