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The Blogs: Reimagining How Hebrew Reading Can Be Taught and Who Can Learn It
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (551+ words) For decades, many Jewish educational settings operated under a quiet but devastating assumption: that children who couldn’t access Hebrew language simply couldn’t participate. At Gateways: Access to Jewish Education, we refused to accept that outcome. Twenty years ago, Gateways’ Marion…...
The Blogs: Julia Ain Is Redefining Jewish Pride
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (555+ words) What does Jewish resilience look like today? For one generation, it meant marching in rallies. For another, it meant building institutions. Today, it can also look like a young woman wearing a Star of David while filming funny videos for…...
The Blogs: Antisemitism Is an Ideology. We Must Fight It Like One.
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (290+ words) The moment he stepped onto the stage, the audience erupted in jeers, curses, and heckles. The remarkable thing is that none of this required actual Jews. It required only an idea. The explanation, however, has remarkably little to do with…...
The Blogs: Don’t Dismiss Rahm Emanuel’s ‘Tough Love’ Message To Israel
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (432+ words) ‘Unconditional support’ from America is bad for both countries, the Democratic leader warned. When Rahm Emanuel, a prominent Jewish Democratic Party stalwart, stepped up to the podium at Tel Aviv University last week to offer his “tough love” speech to…...
The Blogs: Devarim – Calev: The Man Who “Wholly Followed” G-d
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (388+ words) On many levels it would be interesting to write about provocative and controversial characters every week. Figures who did things which were truly inspiring but who had complexities and clear weaknesses. This week I’ve really done the opposite. I’ve written…...
The Blogs: Israel and the Colonialism Debate
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (519+ words) Israel and the Colonialism Debate The Times of Israel - Follow You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your…...
The Blogs: Israel now needs a Moroccan prime minister
11+ hour, 54+ min ago (1034+ words) There is an old saying, attributed to Morocco’s King Hassan II, that captures something no diplomatic communiqué ever could: “When a Jew leaves Morocco, we lose a citizen, but we gain an ambassador.” It is a beautiful sentiment, generous and…...
The Blogs: HaKatze Series Intro
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (511+ words) George K. Stein is a software engineer and technology writer based in Israel. A University of Texas at Austin graduate with more than 15 years of experience across startups and big tech, he spent several years at Meta advising incubator programs. Prior…...
The Blogs: Global Unity Begins with One More Place at the Table
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (550+ words) That is the story of the Jewish people. Not because we have always agreed with one another, but because throughout history, we have always found our way back to one another. Today, that timeless truth is inspiring an extraordinary international…...
The Blogs: Celebrating the Jewish Day of Love – Tu B’Av: Say It with Garlic
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (538+ words) Garlic might be the official Jewish love potion, so it’s a perfect ingredient to feature in a recipe for the Jewish Day of Love, Tu B’Av (the 15th of the month of Av). Garlic Baked Chicken Schnitzel with Za’atar Garlic Sauce…...