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July 26, 2012
3:06 am

A precious 15th century manuscript has disappeared without a trace. (Illustrative photo: Torah calligraphy by Hanna Klebansky. AP/Bernat Armangue)

Missing Hebrew manuscript is focus of growing legal battle

The saga of a 15th-century Bible that has vanished from a Jerusalem institute is pitting a New York family against official arms of the Israeli government

By Matti Friedman

July 23, 2012
10:24 pm

Social justice protesters chant slogans as they hold up pictures of Moshe Silman, who set himself on fire during a social justice demonstration in Tel Aviv (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Playing with fire?

As a wave of self-immolation attempts gives Israelis pause, leaders of the country’s social justice movement try to come to terms with the problematic legacy of Moshe Silman

By Matti Friedman

July 23, 2012
5:25 pm

Workers at the ancient Philistine city of Gath, this month (photo credit: Courtesy of the Tel es-Safi/Gath excavation)

In Goliath’s hometown, the drama is in the details

The summer dig at the Philistine metropolis of Gath shows the unglamorous reality of archaeology — days of painstaking work bring the past to life, shard by shard

By Matti Friedman

July 18, 2012
5:27 pm

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (Yosef Avi Yair Angel/ Flash90/JTA)

Rabbi Elyashiv, a relentless Torah scholar whose strict rulings sought to resist modernity

Born into a home steeped in Jewish mysticism 102 years ago, the revered rabbi’s life led him to fierce conservatism and unbending religious insularity

By Matti Friedman

July 18, 2012
5:01 pm

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv dies at 102

Prime Minister eulogizes ultra-Orthodox leader, praising him for his ‘ways of love for Torah and love for man’

By Ilan Ben Zion and Matti Friedman

July 17, 2012
4:12 pm

Restoration work along Acre's seawall has uncovered evidence of a significant naval port of the Hellenistic era (photo credit: Matti Friedman/Times of Israel)

In Acre, an ancient dock emerges from the sea

Archaeologists say the new find shows the size and strength of the port city that existed at the site during the Hellenistic period

By Matti Friedman

July 10, 2012
2:14 pm

Ehud Olmert, right, and his lawyer, Eli Zohar, after he was cleared of several corruption charges in July (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Courtroom diary: Olmert’s victory

Facing a crowd of reporters at Jerusalem District Court, the former prime minister and his supporters hail his acquittal, play down his conviction and hint at revenge

By Matti Friedman

July 9, 2012
11:34 am

The search for the lost tombs of the Maccabees has preoccupied scholars for nearly 150 years. A site in central Israel marked as the gravesite, seen here, has no connection to the famous family of Judean rebels. (photo credit: Matti Friedman/Times of Israel)

Is the Maccabees’ ancient mystery close to solution?

New impetus in the 150-year search for the spectacular tomb of the famed Judean rebels

By Matti Friedman

July 3, 2012
6:14 pm

Migrants from South Sudan gather in Tel Aviv to protest Israeli immigration policy on June 10 (photo credit: Roni Schutzer/FLASH90)

Canadian MP: MKs should tone down anti-migrant rhetoric

Former justice minister Irwin Cotler also urges Israel to forge a clear policy on African asylum-seekers

By Matti Friedman

July 2, 2012
9:44 am

Huqoq mosaic with female face and inscription (photo credit: Jim Haberman/IAA)

Ancient synagogue and mosaic unearthed in Galilee

Huqoq discovery dates back 1,500 years; artwork depicts biblical story of Samson

By Matti Friedman

July 1, 2012
2:51 pm

Yitzhak Shamir gestures as he speaks in 1985. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)

The stubborn embodiment of Jewish self-reliance

His family’s fate in Poland taught him that Jews can depend only on themselves. Nothing he led or lived through in Israel clouded that belief

By Matti Friedman

June 27, 2012
10:57 am

In 1961, a group of archaeologists were looking for Dead Sea scrolls. Instead, they found the striking double ibex and the rest of the hoard now known as the "Cave of Treasure." (Courtesy of the Israel Museum)

Unexpected beauty and unanswered riddles from a desert cave

Looking for Dead Sea scrolls in the desert in 1961, a team came upon a treasure hidden 6,500 years before

By Matti Friedman

June 21, 2012
9:08 am

Modiin, seen here, is known more for clean parks and suburban living than for its ancient past, but the hills around the city are full of 2,000-year-old ruins and escape tunnels. (Photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Tomb robbers, ancient tunnels and a cryptic Dead Sea Scroll bring drama to a sleepy suburb

Antiquities theft is on the rise around the quiet commuter town of Modi’in

By Matti Friedman

June 13, 2012
12:09 pm

Navy vessels escort the Mavi Marmara to the Ashdod port on May 31, 2010. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Government watchdog, opposition politicians slam PM over Marmara incident

The state comptroller’s report on the 2010 flotilla bloodshed points out systemic flaws in the way government decisions are made; opposition echoes the charge

By Matti Friedman

June 12, 2012
1:11 pm

Two would-be antiquities thieves were caught at this site near the city of Modi'in, the Antiquities Authority said (photo credit: Israel Antiquities Authority)

Antiquities thieves arrested near Modi’in

The Israel Antiquities Authority says officers arrested the two as they attempted to loot an ancient cave

By Matti Friedman

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Matti Friedman

Missing Hebrew manuscript is focus of growing legal battle

The saga of a 15th-century Bible that has vanished from a Jerusalem institute is pitting a New York family against official arms of the Israeli government

Playing with fire?

As a wave of self-immolation attempts gives Israelis pause, leaders of the country’s social justice movement try to come to terms with the problematic legacy of Moshe Silman

In Goliath’s hometown, the drama is in the details

The summer dig at the Philistine metropolis of Gath shows the unglamorous reality of archaeology — days of painstaking work bring the past to life, shard by shard

Rabbi Elyashiv, a relentless Torah scholar whose strict rulings sought to resist modernity

Born into a home steeped in Jewish mysticism 102 years ago, the revered rabbi’s life led him to fierce conservatism and unbending religious insularity

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv dies at 102

Prime Minister eulogizes ultra-Orthodox leader, praising him for his ‘ways of love for Torah and love for man’

In Acre, an ancient dock emerges from the sea

Archaeologists say the new find shows the size and strength of the port city that existed at the site during the Hellenistic period

Courtroom diary: Olmert’s victory

Facing a crowd of reporters at Jerusalem District Court, the former prime minister and his supporters hail his acquittal, play down his conviction and hint at revenge

Is the Maccabees’ ancient mystery close to solution?

New impetus in the 150-year search for the spectacular tomb of the famed Judean rebels

Canadian MP: MKs should tone down anti-migrant rhetoric

Former justice minister Irwin Cotler also urges Israel to forge a clear policy on African asylum-seekers

Ancient synagogue and mosaic unearthed in Galilee

Huqoq discovery dates back 1,500 years; artwork depicts biblical story of Samson

The stubborn embodiment of Jewish self-reliance

His family’s fate in Poland taught him that Jews can depend only on themselves. Nothing he led or lived through in Israel clouded that belief

Unexpected beauty and unanswered riddles from a desert cave

Looking for Dead Sea scrolls in the desert in 1961, a team came upon a treasure hidden 6,500 years before

Tomb robbers, ancient tunnels and a cryptic Dead Sea Scroll bring drama to a sleepy suburb

Antiquities theft is on the rise around the quiet commuter town of Modi’in

Government watchdog, opposition politicians slam PM over Marmara incident

The state comptroller’s report on the 2010 flotilla bloodshed points out systemic flaws in the way government decisions are made; opposition echoes the charge

Antiquities thieves arrested near Modi’in

The Israel Antiquities Authority says officers arrested the two as they attempted to loot an ancient cave

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