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Ashamnu: When Righteous Causes Forget the Other

Ashamnu: When Righteous Causes Forget the Other
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jeffrey Levine

Ed Sheeran says Gaza situation ‘unjustifiable’ amid ongoing outcry over Macklemore’s ouster

Ed Sheeran says Gaza situation ‘unjustifiable’ amid ongoing outcry over Macklemore’s ouster

Singer calls Hamas October 7 attack ‘horrific,’ says ‘what is happening in Gaza is catastrophic,’ as small group protests outside show over...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

A Lamentation for Jerusalem: Remembering Emek Refaim

A Lamentation for Jerusalem: Remembering Emek Refaim
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ilana Brown

Where the Friction Comes From: AIPAC and the Black-Jewish Alliance

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Mental Health In The Parsha – Yom Kippur: The Hardest Person to Forgive

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stuart Katz

Israeli firms among those experimenting with AI-powered social media bots — NYT

Israeli firms among those experimenting with AI-powered social media bots — NYT

Report on Chinese, Iranian state influence efforts says two Israeli firms used open-source models to create fake accounts; one says it was researching...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Gantz says he’ll halt his campaign if he doesn’t cross threshold in last week of race

Gantz says he’ll halt his campaign if he doesn’t cross threshold in last week of race

Blue and White party leader tells Times of Israel’s Lazar Focus podcast that he expects to get enough seats to be in next Knesset, but if not,...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Prof. Emanuel Tov And The Sons of Israel or God Tahrif – Deuteronomy 32:8

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Merz faces test in 2 German state elections; eyes on far-right AfD, far-left Berlin candidate

Merz faces test in 2 German state elections; eyes on far-right AfD, far-left Berlin candidate

AfD seen as unlikely to win either of Sunday’s elections, but expected to make gains in latest challenge to chancellor; far-left Eralp leading in...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Five Things the Headlines Might Have Missed About the Saudi-Houthi Escalation

Five Things the Headlines Might Have Missed About the Saudi-Houthi Escalation The escalation of the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vanessa Sevidova

The Political Argument for British Jews to Support the Ban on Settlement Goods

The Political Argument for British Jews to Support the Ban on Settlement Goods

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Haaretz

Daniella Peled

If Britain Breaks, What Would It Mean for Israel?

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Len Judes

World leaders return to UN amid wars in Middle East and Ukraine, AI fears

World leaders return to UN amid wars in Middle East and Ukraine, AI fears

Global body struggling amid funding cuts, impending end to leader’s term; US avoids losing right to vote by paying $725 million, still owes over...

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The Times of Israel

Antoni Slodkowski

France, You Are Guilty: How Paris Turned Western Sahara into the Maghreb’s Powder Keg

France, You Are Guilty: How Paris Turned Western Sahara into the Maghreb’s Powder Keg On September 10, 2026, Algeria announced the severance of...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

October 7: The Courage That Rises When the World Falls

October 7: The Courage That Rises When the World Falls
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer Avraham

Employment of people with disabilities: Urgent regulation of businesses needed to end improper practices

16:31 JST, September 20, 2026 Hiring people with disabilities in name only while depriving them of opportunities to demonstrate their abilities is...

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The Japan News

Editorial

Can Pikachu help heal a disaster zone?

Can Pikachu help heal a disaster zone?

How do you bring tourists back to a place still recovering from a disaster without turning the disaster itself into a tourist attraction? And once...

10

The Japan Times

Julia Gerster

The measles outbreak is evidence of a broken system

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The Korea Times

Sheldon H. Jacobson And Janet A. Jokela

Shabbat Shuva and Yom Kippur

10

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sara Radivan

Man shot dead in West Bank terror attack near natural spring, IDF launches manhunt

Man shot dead in West Bank terror attack near natural spring, IDF launches manhunt

Iran says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until its conditions are met * US embassy in Israel issues security alert over Houthi-Saudi Arabia...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

US embassy in Israel issues security alert over Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

US embassy in Israel issues security alert over Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Similar alerts sent by other US missions in Mideast urging vigilance amid renewed fighting due to threats from Iran-backed group, noting past Houthi...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

These High Holy Days, We Must Address 'The Forbidden Conversation'

These High Holy Days, We Must Address 'The Forbidden Conversation'

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Haaretz

Ya'ara Saks

The Trail Book of Life

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Henry Greenspan

Thinking Global Podcast – Women's International Thought: Towards a New Canon (Part Two)

Thinking Global Podcast – Women's International Thought: Towards a New Canon (Part Two)

In this week's episode of the Thinking Global podcast (Part 2 of 2) Kieran and Abi speak to Professor Patricia Owens, Dr. Katharina Rietzler,...

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E-International

In This Week's Episode Of The Thinking Global Podcast Kieran And Abi Speak To Professor Patricia Owens

Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur, after deadly West Bank terror shooting and with IDF on high alert

Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur, after deadly West Bank terror shooting and with IDF on high alert

Public transportation and airspace close on eve of Day of Atonement; poll finds most Jewish Israelis will fast, including about half of those who...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel Does Not Need Celebrity Approval

Israel Does Not Need Celebrity Approval
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

We Do Not Rely on Miracles, and the Seal of God Is Truth

We Do Not Rely on Miracles, and the Seal of God Is Truth
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lisa Shatz

Who Am I Kidding? Not Him.

Who Am I Kidding? Not Him.
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ben Lazarus

As Iran and Houthis tighten the screws on Saudi Arabia, a potential role emerges for Israel

As Iran and Houthis tighten the screws on Saudi Arabia, a potential role emerges for Israel

Saudi leader’s old and new military alliances are offering little protection, and his previous engagement with Tehran didn’t help either; blocked...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Shas candidate’s nonprofit for bereaved families diverted funds to yeshiva students — report

Shas candidate’s nonprofit for bereaved families diverted funds to yeshiva students — report

Channel 12 probe accuses Shas No. 6 Dror Amos of double funding, patronage involving associates; rights group seeks criminal investigation, his...

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The Times of Israel

Ariela Karmel

Featured Post

Featured Post

By the time we read the Haftara on Yom Kippur morning, we are well into our fast. Some of us may be home in bed just hoping to make it through, others...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

Systematic Falsification of History: Budrys’s Words, Lithuania’s Record

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

IDF says Oct. 7 invader killed in Gaza; strikes across Strip reportedly leave 5 dead

IDF says Oct. 7 invader killed in Gaza; strikes across Strip reportedly leave 5 dead

Military says Mohammed Suleiman Byouk was planting bombs, rebuilding Hamas capabilities; Palestinian media report deaths, including girl, in separate...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

This Yom Kippur, the Whole World Must Apologize to Israel

This Yom Kippur, the Whole World Must Apologize to Israel

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

Senior Arab MK backs replacing Knesset speaker after election, hints minority government an option

Senior Arab MK backs replacing Knesset speaker after election, hints minority government an option

Joint List’s Ahmad Tibi says alliance will back replacing Amir Ohana to give opposition control of parliamentary agenda, and will ‘do more’ than...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Europe braces for possible Russian escalation against it, as hybrid threats intensify

Europe braces for possible Russian escalation against it, as hybrid threats intensify

Macron orders critical sites protected, Poland boosts air defenses and Germany readies hospitals; but NATO reportedly says it sees no imminent threat...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Daily Briefing Sept. 20 – IDF bolsters forces on all fronts ahead of Yom Kippur

Daily Briefing Sept. 20 – IDF bolsters forces on all fronts ahead of Yom Kippur

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on continued targeted killings of Hamas’s October 7 operatives, increased rebuilding at an Iranian nuclear...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Hormuz Crisis Timeline – Day 200

Hormuz Crisis Timeline – Day 200
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

OPINION/ Japan’s history of exclusionism offers timeless lesson

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

A slightly less selfish Yom Kippur wish list

A slightly less selfish Yom Kippur wish list
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gabriella Jacobs

Altman’s opaque AI is creating a new security dilemma

Altman’s opaque AI is creating a new security dilemma

Artificial-intelligence researchers have spent the last year toying with a compelling proposition: AI models could be more powerful and cheaper to run...

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The Japan Times

Parmy Olson

The White Garments of the Kohen Gadol: A Yom Kippur Lesson for a Divided Israel

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliezer Simcha Weiss

Fewer prisons, more kibbutzim An olive branch with a gate

Fewer prisons, more kibbutzim An olive branch with a gate
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Whimsy Anderson

The Prophetic MBA.

The Prophetic MBA.
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Peace in the Middle East, One Banned Bottle at a Time

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Victor Satya