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The Blogs: Treasure Trove: Let the Opportunity for Peace Not Fall From Our Hands (1967)
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (335+ words) The nightmare began in mid-May when the Egyptian army moved two divisions and 900 tanks to Israel's southern border. United Nations peacekeepers were expelled and then Eilat was subjected to a naval blockade which is a casus belli (act of war)…...
The Blogs: Israel's Global Image Crisis is Also a Relationship Crisis
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (1304+ words) A new Pew Research Center survey should stop us in our tracks. Across 36 countries, a median of 67% of adults now hold an unfavorable view of Israel, while just 25% hold a favorable view. Pew also reports that majorities in most surveyed…...
The Blogs: A Liberal Zionist's Journey Toward Understanding Religious Zionism
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (570+ words) Yet this anniversary carries a different significance for another segment of Israeli society. For many Israeli Jews, particularly those who identify as religious Zionists, the 1967 war marks the reunification of Judea and Samaria'the biblical term used by many within their…...
The Blogs: I Had The Heart
15+ hour, 41+ min ago (539+ words) Oliver Kolker's Spanish-language movie, I Had The Heart, engages all the senses. A drama from Argentina with pronounced musical elements, it takes place in Buenos Aires as a handicapped mechanic rises to stardom as a tango singer. It will be…...
The Blogs: What is the Current Public Perception of Israel, and How Can It Be Improved?
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (358+ words) In the end, we will all become one collective, "as one man with one heart," connected in heart and soul, mutually responsible for one another in the fullest sense. This is written in ancient sources, and it has sustained us…...
The Blogs: From Blois to Beha'alotcha: The Lamps That Will Never Go Out
23+ hour, 52+ min ago (996+ words) This week on Friday Erev Shabbos, the calendar brings us to the 20th of Sivan on Erev Shabbos. While it is no longer widely observed as a ta'anit tzibbur in our day, for centuries it occupied a significant place in the…...
The Blogs: The Courage to Enter the Land " Rabbi Rakefett's Lesson on Aliyah
22+ hour, 29+ min ago (220+ words) Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet, beloved teacher to hundreds of students over more than fifty years, shared this thought at a breakfast held in his honor as he celebrated his 90th birthday. I had the privilege of being one of Rabbi Rakeffet's students…...
The Blogs: Israel and the Crisis of UN Credibility
1+ day, 2+ min ago (68+ words) Israel and the Crisis of UN Credibility 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…...
The Blogs: Why Peter Beinart Doesn't Care About Israelis
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (861+ words) Ariel Beery's new book, Being Israeli After the Destruction of Gaza, is an exploration of the values and visions of liberal, democratic Israelis in the shadow of the current war. He is the founding Editor and Publisher of Prophecy: A…...
The Blogs: Legacy: Belfast Jewish Community, Northern Ireland
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (282+ words) Tucked away in the city of Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland with a population of 350, 000, is a synagogue located at 49 Somerton Road with a remarkable legacy. This historic synagogue is the Belfast Jewish Community, formerly known as Belfast Hebrew…...