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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

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When the mayor’s wife “likes” October 7

There are a lot of things people claim they didn’t mean on social media. A poorly worded tweet. An article they didn’t read closely. A meme they...

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Stopping the fast train to Sparta: Israel at a Crossroads

I write this first as a Jew. Then as a Jerusalemite. And also as a Californian. I was raised in a home where the idea of a Jewish homeland was not an...

05.03.2026 40

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My toxic situationship with Iran

WARNING: the following is satire. We had a quiet night in Jerusalem. Which, frankly, felt suspicious. So obviously I spiraled. I stayed up late...

04.03.2026 30

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The other Home Front

The Home Front Command sends alerts. It tells us how many seconds we have to reach shelter. It reminds us to keep water nearby. It has infographics....

03.03.2026 50

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The people you meet in your shelter when the shelter is a Byzantine well

The people you meet in your shelter when the shelter is a Byzantine well

There are cities with reinforced concrete and government-issued instructions laminated on the wall. And then there is Jerusalem. Here, when the siren...

01.03.2026 30

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The last night at Eucalyptus, and the 18 righteous who lingered

There is an old Jewish idea that the world rests on thirty-six hidden righteous people — the lamed-vavnikim. They do not know who they are. They do...

27.02.2026 40

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We talk about empires like they are thunder. But much of history is jewelry

The Mamluks did not come to Jerusalem to Daven. They came with horses and steel and the discipline of men who had once been owned. Slave-soldiers who...

25.02.2026 40

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Between kadayif & challah & regional brinkmanship in jerusalem

The 10 kinds of people you’ll meet in the market on the first Friday of Ramadan — Right before Shabbat — in the Old City of Jerusalem — During...

20.02.2026 40

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Horse manure in a chef’s salad and how Jew hatred gets normalized

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I live in Israel. Here’s why I don’t think all Jews necessarily should

18.12.2025 90

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Before October 7, I was a Hellenist Jew

14.12.2025 100

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What Hamas can never understand and never extinguish

13.12.2025 90

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Hillel, Shamai, somebody’s grandma and the great Jerusalem sufganiyot debate

12.12.2025 70

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Jerusalem is full of loving kindness… and cats who need good homes

01.12.2025 60

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Friday afternoon at the corner grocery store in Jerusalem

22.11.2025 60

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Just one sooon and fresh out of forks

22.10.2025 20

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

As a Jew…

14.10.2025 30

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

A State Without Safety Is No Peace

22.09.2025 90

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“As a Jew”

18.09.2025 30

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Not gonna lie: Here’s who I trust

17.08.2025 100

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Here are 15 reasons why Tu B’Av is way better than Valentine’s Day

09.08.2025 60

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

We are the women of Jerusalem, and we are queens

06.08.2025 70

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Pink confetti and yellow butterflies and fiercely living every moment

21.07.2025 30

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Laura Ben-David, beloved photographer, writer and Israel advocate dies at 56

A passionate storyteller with an eye for beauty, the American native moved to Israel in 2002 and quickly became a prominent voice within the Anglo...

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Every Jewish body is a scroll

12.07.2025 20

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

10 People You’ll Meet in Your Bomb Shelter

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

In the gloaming after, we are bracing

15.06.2025 30

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Meaning is a lifeline and a soft place to land

16.04.2025 50

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Maybe this year in Jerusalem

04.04.2025 20

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Grief is not a currency

25.02.2025 20

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Our people don’t ban books

11.02.2025 30

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Am Yisrael Chai – love triumphs over hate

26.01.2025 30

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