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February 27, 2013
12:04 pm

The rabbi and the rock: Dov Lipman in his Knesset office (photo credit: Courtesy)

Meet the first US-born MK in 30 years

Don’t miss Rabbi Dov Lipman, in conversation with David Horovitz, at Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue on March 9

By Tracy Frydberg

January 6, 2013
11:03 pm

The son of a Jewish refugee from Iraq, Elan Carr temporarily lived in the country as an officer in the US army. (Eytan Rait)

Iraqi past trails former frat boy to Israel, LA and Saddam’s former palace

Now a prosecutor and the head of the world’s largest Jewish fraternity, Elan Carr has drawn on his painful family history in each phase of life

By Tracy Frydberg

December 25, 2012
7:20 pm

And the winner is…

Meet Erica Goldman-Brodie, winner of The Times of Israel iPad mini giveaway!

By Tracy Frydberg

December 3, 2012
6:26 pm

Best gifts for Hanukkah and New Year’s

The Times of Israel lists eight of the best-loved, most coveted gifts this holiday season. And for one lucky reader, the ultimate gift for you!

By Tracy Frydberg and Sarah Tuttle-Singer

October 21, 2012
12:53 pm

Israeli 24-year-old Tom Peled has commemorated his father's death from cancer by biking across the US to raise money for research. (Photo credit: Luca Seres/Bike for the Fight)

Israeli rider seeks to end ‘cycle’ of cancer deaths

Nearly 3,000 miles into his latest trip, Tom Peled hopes to bring disease victims and their families closer to a cure

By Tracy Frydberg

August 6, 2012
8:52 am

David Cohen at the Dancing Camel Brewery (photo credit: Dancing Camel Brewery)

Fears brew that Israel’s bubbling beer culture could be flattened by tax hike

Boss of Dancing Camel boutique brewery leads a fight back

By Tracy Frydberg

August 3, 2012
6:27 pm

Jews and Arabs share a plate of watermelon. (photo credit: via Facebook)

Watermelon brings Jews, Arabs together in shadow of Old City walls

Food and fun recall the way things used to be, pre-intifada, in the capital’s Musrara neighborhood

By Tracy Frydberg

August 3, 2012
5:06 am

Basketball brings former NBA players together with Jewish and Arab youth.

Former NBA players shoot hoops, promote coexistence with Jewish, Arab high-schoolers

Sweat, autographs and high-fives as bilingual school in Jerusalem hosts visiting star players

By Tracy Frydberg

July 27, 2012
1:24 pm

Enid and Stuart Wurtman. (photo credit: courtesy)

A devoted activist for Soviet Jewry is looking for a lifeline

The woman who fought, almost obsessively, for each Prisoner of Zion now wages a vital battle of her own

By Tracy Frydberg

July 26, 2012
4:11 pm

Motoring to the mohel (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)

Speeding baby hits 100K on YouTube

Clip of 8-day old ‘driving’ to his brit, posted last month, goes viral

By Tracy Frydberg

July 25, 2012
7:10 pm

Borat’s bubbe will whip you in shape

Sacha Baron Cohen’s 97-year-old grandma is an exercise instructor for the elderly

By Tracy Frydberg

July 22, 2012
7:05 pm

Madison Beer (photo credit: YouTube screengrab)

Justin tweets tween Madison to fame

YouTube stardom beckons for 13-year-old Madison Beer

By Tracy Frydberg

July 15, 2012
8:47 pm

25 years of Phishy ‘Avinu Malkenu’

The rock band with a Jewish core, and a Jewish core audience, has been performing the Rosh Hashanah prayer since 1987

By Tracy Frydberg

July 3, 2012
6:55 pm

Axl Rose performs in Caracas in 2010. (photo credit: CC-BY Ed Vill, Wikipedia)

Guitar solo ‘Hatikva’ a highlight as Guns N’ Roses returns to TA

19 years after last visit, hard rock band plays songs from its long catalog for 10,000 fans

By Tracy Frydberg

July 2, 2012
5:40 pm

Camila Giorgi plays at Wimbledon (photo credit: courtesy http://www.camilagiorgi.it)

Camila Giorgi loses her bid to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals

Italian Jewish tennis star goes out in straight sets to number three seed

By Tracy Frydberg

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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: Tracy Frydberg

Meet the first US-born MK in 30 years

Don’t miss Rabbi Dov Lipman, in conversation with David Horovitz, at Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue on March 9

Iraqi past trails former frat boy to Israel, LA and Saddam’s former palace

Now a prosecutor and the head of the world’s largest Jewish fraternity, Elan Carr has drawn on his painful family history in each phase of life

And the winner is…

Meet Erica Goldman-Brodie, winner of The Times of Israel iPad mini giveaway!

Best gifts for Hanukkah and New Year’s

The Times of Israel lists eight of the best-loved, most coveted gifts this holiday season. And for one lucky reader, the ultimate gift for you!

Israeli rider seeks to end ‘cycle’ of cancer deaths

Nearly 3,000 miles into his latest trip, Tom Peled hopes to bring disease victims and their families closer to a cure

Fears brew that Israel’s bubbling beer culture could be flattened by tax hike

Boss of Dancing Camel boutique brewery leads a fight back

Watermelon brings Jews, Arabs together in shadow of Old City walls

Food and fun recall the way things used to be, pre-intifada, in the capital’s Musrara neighborhood

Former NBA players shoot hoops, promote coexistence with Jewish, Arab high-schoolers

Sweat, autographs and high-fives as bilingual school in Jerusalem hosts visiting star players

A devoted activist for Soviet Jewry is looking for a lifeline

The woman who fought, almost obsessively, for each Prisoner of Zion now wages a vital battle of her own

Speeding baby hits 100K on YouTube

Clip of 8-day old ‘driving’ to his brit, posted last month, goes viral

Borat’s bubbe will whip you in shape

Sacha Baron Cohen’s 97-year-old grandma is an exercise instructor for the elderly

Justin tweets tween Madison to fame

YouTube stardom beckons for 13-year-old Madison Beer

25 years of Phishy ‘Avinu Malkenu’

The rock band with a Jewish core, and a Jewish core audience, has been performing the Rosh Hashanah prayer since 1987

Guitar solo ‘Hatikva’ a highlight as Guns N’ Roses returns to TA

19 years after last visit, hard rock band plays songs from its long catalog for 10,000 fans

Camila Giorgi loses her bid to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals

Italian Jewish tennis star goes out in straight sets to number three seed

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