The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/uriel-heilman/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:48:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Uriel Heilman | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/uriel-heilman/ 32 32 Despite Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal, northern residents fear returning home https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-israel-hezbollah-ceasefire-deal-northern-residents-fear-returning-home/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 07:37:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3441681 While the conflict is officially over for now, many Israelis near the border are wary of October 7-like attacks and future wars with the Lebanese terrorist organization

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]]> Covering Israel’s war-torn north is an exercise in dodging danger https://www.timesofisrael.com/covering-israels-war-torn-north-is-an-exercise-in-dodging-danger/ Tue, 07 May 2024 20:04:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3282344 With the constant threat of missile fire from Hezbollah terrorists, life takes on a surreal quality as soldiers, checkpoints, warning sirens and evacuees become the new normal

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]]> Israel’s canceled ski season reveals how war is wreaking economic hardship in the north https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-canceled-ski-season-reveals-how-war-is-wreaking-economic-hardship-in-the-north/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 03:20:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3270940 The only place in Israel to get regular snow, Mount Hermon had 400,000 visitors in winter 2022-23; under threat of Hezbollah rocket fire this year it saw the number plunge to zero

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]]> In Bartaa, on West Bank border, only Israelis eligible for vaccine… in theory https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-bartaa-which-straddles-west-bank-border-only-israelis-eligible-for-vaccine/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:07:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2532229 With huge disparities in Israeli and Palestinian vaccination campaigns, citizens of this mixed village technically differ in eligibility, though in practice the line is blurred

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]]> Biden, Harris and their families are making Jewish history on Inauguration Day https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-harris-and-their-families-are-making-jewish-history-on-inauguration-day/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:35:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2472237 Incoming US administration has plenty of firsts, holding distinctions for oldest president and first woman and person of color VP. Here are some of their milestones for the Tribe

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]]> United States of Anxiety: New fears have American Jews questioning the future https://www.timesofisrael.com/united-states-of-anxiety-new-fears-have-american-jews-questioning-the-future/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 23:55:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2416997 A pandemic, financial insecurity, rising anti-Semitism and fear for the demise of US democracy have many asking if the golden age of American Jewry is over

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]]> COVID-19 has been buffeting American Jewry for months. What lies ahead? https://www.timesofisrael.com/covid-19-has-been-buffeting-american-jewry-for-months-what-lies-ahead/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:21:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2379239 Pandemic sees hundreds of synagogues shut, Jewish organizations slash budgets and staff, community centers emptied, day schools go online and summer camps cancelled

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]]> In New Rochelle, where NY outbreak began, my parents’ community longs for normal https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-new-rochelle-where-ny-outbreak-began-my-parents-community-longs-for-normal/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 22:42:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2318252 As virus forces synagogue and schools closed, Jewish residents of New York suburb cope with virtual services, charity initiatives, drive-by parades and volunteer doctors

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]]> Rabbi Norman Lamm, longtime head of Yeshiva University, dies at 92 https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-norman-lamm-longtime-head-of-yeshiva-university-dies-at-92/ Sun, 31 May 2020 17:56:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2317109 YU president for nearly 30 years, prolific author, and pulpit rabbi strived to find a centrist position for Modern Orthodoxy between the secular and religious worlds

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]]> Update: How COVID-19 is hitting Jewish communities around the world https://www.timesofisrael.com/update-how-covid-19-is-hitting-jewish-communities-around-the-world/ Fri, 15 May 2020 20:32:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2306843 While Israel has fared fairly well during the pandemic, Jews in Britain, New York area have suffered significantly high death tolls from the virus

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]]> From New York to Milan, how coronavirus is hitting Jewish communities worldwide https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-new-york-to-milan-how-coronavirus-is-hitting-jewish-communities-worldwide/ Wed, 06 May 2020 00:30:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2299691 While Israel, with 238 dead, has virus largely under control, Jewish rate of death is exponentially higher in parts of Diaspora where COVID-19 is having devastating impact

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]]> ‘I’m stepping into the unknown’: Meet an Israeli doctor on virus front lines https://www.timesofisrael.com/im-stepping-into-the-unknown-meet-an-israeli-doctor-on-virus-front-lines/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:21:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2264234 Elli Rosenberg, internist at Soroka hospital who volunteered to head its coronavirus unit, talks about challenges, how to avoid contagion and how patients are coping emotionally

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]]> My family is among 80,000 Israelis living in quarantine. Here’s what it’s like https://www.timesofisrael.com/my-family-is-among-the-80000-israelis-living-in-quarantine/ Sat, 07 Mar 2020 03:34:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2254421 Coping with confinement involves scared delivery drivers, visits from friends, calls from the health authorities and a fear of returning to the outside world

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]]> Welcome to Mount Hermon, Israel’s only ski mountain. It shuts down when it snows https://www.timesofisrael.com/welcome-to-mount-hermon-israels-only-ski-mountain-it-shuts-down-when-it-snows/ Sat, 29 Feb 2020 06:01:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2247177 15 miles of hairpin turns make the 5,400-foot ascent too treacherous during inclement weather, but when the resort opens, Israeli and foreign tourists flock to see the white powder

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]]> The time Israeli security strip-searched me at their embassy in Jordan https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-time-israeli-security-strip-searched-me-at-their-embassy-in-jordan/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:26:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1665488 Following Sunday's attack at the Israeli mission in Amman, veteran reporter recalls the day he faced invasive scrutiny there

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