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Bringing Israel to New York: A Transformative Experience with Evolve Hadassah

yesterday 10

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Deborah Villanueva

Trump has everyone running in circles when it comes to his Middle East policy

yesterday 8

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James M. Dorsey

Hadassah Life Member Ronnie Fein’s Recipes Cater to Modern Kosher Tastes

yesterday 8

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Faith Kramer

A Tallit and Tefillin as a Breath of Oxygen

yesterday 8

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Hope Blecher

Sol’s Journey

yesterday 7

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Israel Drazin

That Was Tova: Reflections on Our Daughter’s Second Yahrzeit

yesterday 7

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Michael Feldstein

Why Holocaust education has never been more important

yesterday 7

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Kenneth Jacobson

How the West legitimized terrorism

yesterday 7

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Judith Brown

Nancy Pelosi hates Israel?

yesterday 6

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Gregory Lyakhov

A Tale of Two Wars

yesterday 6

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Steven J. Frank

Aerodynamics of Egyptian Hail (Vaera)

Aerodynamics of Egyptian Hail (Vaera)

Just before you break through the sound barrier, the cockpit shakes the most. -Chuck Yeager US Air Force test pilot, Chuck Yeager, is credited as...

previous day 10

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Ben-Tzion Spitz

How to handle Trump?

User guide Tell him his Soul’s fantastic. That keeps communication with him open. Don’t remember his promises—neither does he. Remember he wants...

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Moshe-Mordechai Van Zuiden

Qur’an wisely states only NINE Plagues for all Egypt

The Hebrew Bible does not number the plagues of Egypt, but the number ten has been canonized in Jewish and Christian tradition, and a list of the...

previous day 10

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Allen S. Maller

Creating Reality: Facebook complies with Holocaust denial

Creating Reality: Facebook complies with Holocaust denial

Is Facebook’s newly proclaimed indifference to truth a betrayal of those murdered by the Nazis? Facebook hosts an uncountable number of Holocaust...

previous day 10

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Stephen Stern

Va’era: Stubbornness as Vice and Virtue

This week’s sedra (Torah portion) continues the story of the exodus from Egypt with the first seven of the ten plagues. Pharoah refuses to release...

previous day 10

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Daniel G. Saunders

The Taxing Truth About Taxes

The Taxing Truth About Taxes

My father was a history teacher, but he didn’t just teach the facts and dates. He made history feel alive. When he taught about the American War...

previous day 10

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Batsheva Goldstein

Overcoming Information Overload

I am in Israel. I feel free to be me. My kids are thriving. There is a direct line to everything in Jerusalem. Miracle after miracle. I feel...

previous day 10

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Yulia Medovoy Edelshtain

Greater Israel—Building a Multi-trillion Dollar Economy

Part 1 of 2 “Zionism 2.0: Themes and Proposals” is dedicated to developing an inventory of actionable projects that will contribute to the...

previous day 1

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Adrian Stein

Cooking the Chronicle – Jan 10

Cooking the Chronicle – Jan 10

You’ll just have to trust me when I say that I have kept up with the 2025 slate of recipes from Jessica Grann in the Chronicle, even if my reviews...

previous day 9

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Rachel Fauber

How Saudi Arabia controls one of the Pillars of Islam

How Saudi Arabia controls one of the Pillars of Islam

The annual Hajj pilgrimage is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, an essential act of worship that every capable Muslim is obligated to perform at...

previous day 8

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Amine Ayoub

Bright Sunlight Through Darkening Clouds: The Hostage Release “Deal”

  I write this blog in follow-up to my most recent Times of Israel post of January 17th entitled: An Island of Hope and Promise in a Sea of...

wednesday 10

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Chaim Y. Botwinick

The Incoming Israel Tourism Tsunami. This year in Jerusalem!

It is finally happening!  After plague and war, the Israel tourism train is getting back on track! I can remove my Kevlar battle helmet, which I...

wednesday 20

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Tuvia Book

Why is Israel discouraging Aliyah?

When I decided to make Aliyah, I believed I was stepping into a dream. I felt immense pride knowing I was making Israel my home, committing myself...

wednesday 10

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Shilo Sapir

If there is nothing there, why shouldn’t anything Go?

No! There is nothing there! Though writing had been invented by the Mesopotamians – the Sumerians, to be exact – circa 3,200 BCE, it is not...

wednesday 1

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Ruth Ben-Or

January 19th – Delays, leash and dropper

The ceasefire, so desired, so dreamed of, so desperately hoped for, began to falter even before it started. That morning, as I prepared coffee and...

wednesday 1

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Ludovica Di Veroli

US Fascist rule is taking shape on Trump’s first day in office with a smile

I told you so There are still good-willing people who say: ‘We survived the first Trump presidency—how bad could it get?’ Well, here you have...

wednesday 2

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Moshe-Mordechai Van Zuiden

Did the Israeli authorities fail by letting a foreign terrorist inside Israel?

Did the Israeli authorities fail by letting a foreign terrorist inside Israel?

On January 21, 2025, Tel Aviv was shaken by a stabbing attack that left four individuals wounded. The assailant, identified as 29-year-old Moroccan...

wednesday 1

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Amine Ayoub

Hostages and the Marketing of Horror

Among the most striking elements emerging from the released videos are the cries that convey chaos and terror—sounds that will likely linger in...

wednesday 6

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Elisa Garfagna

In Memory of Brandon Cory Rudnikoff

In Memory of Brandon Cory Rudnikoff (Zvi Moshe ben Israel Zelig)   Brandon remains a renaissance man In memories held again and again....

wednesday 1

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Michel M.j. Shore

Exploring the Jewish Community in the Philippines

Exploring the Jewish Community in the Philippines

The existence of Jewish communities around the world is both fascinating and deeply moving. The connection among Jews in the diaspora raises many...

wednesday 1

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Dor Posner

Something about decency. A quick lesson in two snaps

Sometimes, we can save time on teachers, extensive preparation of educational material, long planning and time-consuming executing. We can do it...

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Inna Rogatchi

Borders of Gaza: It’s time to Challenge the Taboo

Our hearts shattered this week with joy and gratitude for the release of hostages, sadness for those left behind and the families of those murdered...

21.01.2025 6

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Uri Goldflam

Exploring Warsaw’s Jewish heritage

I’ve decided to explore Warsaw’s Jewish heritage. Now, there’s obviously the POLIN museum which has all the displays and stories but I’m...

21.01.2025 2

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Adam Borowski

Distracted

Over here, things seem quiet if you don’t read the news. The hills in the morning are peaceful. I lost the leash and spent 2 hours looking for it....

21.01.2025 1

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Natalie Sopinsky

Trump’s WHO Withdrawal: A Reckless Move for Global Health—and a Blow to Israel?

On January 20, 2025, on the very first day of his second term, former President Donald Trump decided to once again kick the United States out of...

21.01.2025 2

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Vincent James Hooper

Is Russia the Hidden Architect of Middle Eastern Chaos?

Is Russia the Hidden Architect of Middle Eastern Chaos?

The geopolitical chessboard of the Middle East has long been a theater of intricate alliances, covert operations, and proxy wars. A provocative...

21.01.2025 1

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Amine Ayoub

Israel’s Released Hostages: Mixed Feelings of Joy, Bitterness, and Fear

Israel’s Released Hostages: Mixed Feelings of Joy, Bitterness, and Fear

Watching the news about Israeli hostages being released is an incredible joy and brings tears to my eyes. It reminds me of my release from prison...

21.01.2025 1

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Marziyeh Amirizadeh

Core Values vs. Behavioral Mindsets

Core Values vs. Behavioral Mindsets: Celebrating “Who We Are” and Connecting It to “What We Do” Every organization has an identity—a unique...

21.01.2025 1

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Uri Jaskiel

Religious Zionism: Support the Deal, Despite the Sacrifice

Religious Zionism: Support the Deal, Despite the Sacrifice

Leadership demands tremendous self-sacrifice. This is true in all aspects of our lives, and especially in the leadership of a nation. The...

21.01.2025 20

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Jeremy Stern

Moving toward redemption

Moving toward redemption

Parshat VaEra (Shmot 6:6-8 ) lists five languages of redemption: I will bring you out (v’hotzeiti) from under the burdens of Egypt. I will save you...

21.01.2025 50

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Sharona Margolin Halickman

Featured Post

Featured Post

As a member of the prize committee for the Israel branch of the Society for International Development’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award, I helped...

20.01.2025 10

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Sue Surkes

Trump Faces Immense Challenges in the Middle East

As he begins his second four-year term as president of the United States, Donald Trump faces a myriad of challenges in the Middle East, one of the...

20.01.2025 2

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Sheldon Kirshner

At last – The hostages are returning to their families

I have waited until the first group of hostages is home to express my joy in the agreement that brings about a ceasefire, the return of the...

20.01.2025 1

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John L. Rosove

Mark the Day

Mark the Day

Mark the Day Inured to blood and soil, splattered upon by villains for our sins told to hide in the cleft that His glory might pass by   Hidden in...

20.01.2025 2

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Robin Diamond

5 Key Tests for Better Heart Health in 2025

As the New Year begins, health resolutions often rise to the forefront of our minds. One aspect that deserves particular attention is heart health,...

20.01.2025 1

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Walter G. Wasser

The hostage deal: Israel’s painful calculus

The hostage deal: Israel’s painful calculus

Every nation has its defining trials, moments that test its values, resolve, and identity. For Israel, the hostage crisis following the October 7...

20.01.2025 10

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Bepi Pezzulli

Featured Post

The world must understand what is truly happening in Israel these days. While global media celebrates the return of hostages – and indeed, every...

20.01.2025 20

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Amichai Eliyahu

Enter the Donald: The Trump empire goes global in inauguration fit for a ‘king’

Enter the Donald: The Trump empire goes global in inauguration fit for a ‘king’

With a scale of victory that defied the pollsters, the media, and many of his own supporters last November, we bow to Donald Trump for a historic...

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Patrick J. O Brien

Jerusalem Musings and Impossible Choices

Perhaps, like many of you, the developments of the last couple weeks have stirred so many overwhelming often conflicting emotions inside of me,...

20.01.2025 2

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Judy Diamond

The Houthis want to teach me how to be stupid

While the world races to develop future technologies, dreaming of a carbon-neutral Europe by 2050, the Houthis have their own vision—rooted in...

20.01.2025 2

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Asia Alhammadi