The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ruth-calderon/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:44:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ruth Calderon | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ruth-calderon/ 32 32 Why it’s a big deal that a secular student won Israel’s Bible contest https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-its-a-big-deal-that-a-secular-student-won-israels-bible-contest/ Thu, 04 May 2017 00:31:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1612354 Many educators lament that too many non religious Israelis know too little about the Book, in part because they identify its study with a political culture they eschew

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]]> Removing the second ‘L’ from Lincoln https://www.timesofisrael.com/removing-the-second-l-from-lincoln/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 08:40:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1511446 A new book prompts discussion by Jonathan Sarna, Leon Wieseltier and Ruth Calderon on the American president's legacy and history with the Jews

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]]> Ministers debate softened version of ‘Jewish state bill’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-committee-to-debate-new-version-of-jewish-state-law/ Sun, 12 Jul 2015 10:11:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1213536 Revised legislation proposed by Likud lawmaker Benny Begin still calls Israel national Jewish homeland but emphasizes its democracy

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]]> Yesh Atid’s new Knesset list promises continuity https://www.timesofisrael.com/yesh-atids-new-knesset-list-promises-continuity/ Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:49:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1127819 Party leader Yair Lapid places ex-cabinet ministers and most experienced lawmakers at top of slate

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]]> Lapid to Western immigrants: We’re working on it https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-to-western-immigrants-were-working-on-it/ Mon, 22 Dec 2014 17:30:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1109719 Yesh Atid chairman tells young English-speakers in Tel Aviv his economic plans were disrupted by early elections

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]]> MKs stand up war widow, southern students https://www.timesofisrael.com/mks-stand-up-war-widow-southern-students/ Wed, 03 Sep 2014 23:45:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1059413 Delegation of 13 lawmakers was slated to visit schoolchildren and wife of civilian killed by mortar fire, but only one turned up

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]]> Mayhem as MK cites Nazi collaborator https://www.timesofisrael.com/mayhem-as-mk-quotes-nazi-collaborator/ Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:54:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1024783 Ruth Calderon of Yesh Atid widely mocked for quoting head of Vichy France in Facebook appeal for 'maturity, restraint'

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]]> Debating ‘Israeliness’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/debating-israeliness/ Fri, 02 May 2014 11:44:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=970424 Memorial Day comes early this year, as the papers mourn the deaths of a famed filmmaker and a stabbing victim

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]]> Religious and secular together https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/knesset-members-model-tolerance-and-compromise/ Sun, 20 Apr 2014 10:17:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=957732 On two Knesset members who are bridging their differences in a rare model of tolerance and compromise

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]]> Tu Bishvat seder marks Knesset first https://www.timesofisrael.com/tu-bishvat-seder-marks-knesset-first/ Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:42:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=832032 Jewish 'new year' for trees celebrated in parliament

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]]> Haredim in Knesset gallery irk MK https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredim-in-knesset-gallery-irk-mk/ Wed, 27 Nov 2013 01:05:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=764238 Ruth Calderon of Yesh Atid lambastes yeshiva students who come to watch parliment sessions rather than study Torah

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]]> New bill would legalize civil marriage, extend right to gays https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-bill-would-legalize-civil-marriage-extend-right-to-gays/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:09:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=729536 Groundbreaking Yesh Atid proposal comes under fire from Jewish Home, but sponsors insist it ‘is not an attack on halachic marriage'

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]]> MK wants a Knesset powder room https://www.timesofisrael.com/freshman-mk-wants-a-knesset-powder-room/ Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:48:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=592468 Ruth Calderon of Yesh Atid chided for saying female parliamentarians need a dedicated space to freshen up their look

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]]> Two draft bills seek to define Israel as Jewish state https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-draft-bills-seek-to-define-israel-as-jewish-state/ Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:26:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=569364 Separate proposals submitted Tuesday promise to reignite debate over the country's character

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]]> On Hip-hop, Hebrew and heritage https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/learning-torah-with-hadag-nahash-and-ruth-calderon/ Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:52:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=397502 From rappers rocking scripture to Talmud lessons in the Knesset, Israeli culture draws from the wells of Judaism

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