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Hezbollah’s domestic woes take confrontation with Israel off the table (for now)
By
Michel Wyss
and
Assaf Moghadam
OPINION: Tuesday’s blasts are likely to bring popular support for the ‘Party of God’ to new lows. More than ever, the group will be compelled to turn its attention inward
Yael Shahar
‘Charity begins at home’ and other false dichotomies
Humanitarian aid to suffering people is just not the same as helping Iran or Hezbollah – and besides, we help ourselves most when we reach out to help others
Ruth Peri
We are waiting for permits
Why my Palestinian friend refused to cross into Israel illegally, despite the IDF turning a blind eye at the borders
Etan Golubtchik
Chevron – an opportunity Israel must seize
The pending energy deal is a pathway to prosperity, but with its shaky business and regulatory environment, Israel could again be left in the dust
From the blogs
Stumbling stones for my murdered great-grandparents
By
Laura Kam
As the wife of Israel’s ambassador to Germany, the ceremony should feel triumphant. But it comes at a troubled time of resurgent Jew-hatred
Analysis
Efraim Zuroff
Nazis should be punished
SS guard Bruno Dey was judged, found guilty, sentenced, and… released, so what’s the point of the trial?
Gennady Favel
My first day as a Soviet refugee: 100 years of marketing in one minute
On our first morning in Austria we ventured out to a grocery store. 30 years later, I still recall the sensation of seeing all those colors
Mitch Gruber
Want to help end racial segregation? First do this
The Jewish community of my city, Rochester NY, must acknowledge our complicity in creating segregation and racism
Daniel B. Shapiro
After Charlottesville, Trump violated George Washington’s promise to American Jews
The US president’s hateful rhetoric has spurred a rise in deadly attacks on Jews and others, while Joe Biden has denounced bigotry at every turn
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz’s blog posts at The Times of Israel
On festivals and freedom, princes and pain: 16 articles by the formidable Talmudic scholar
From the blogs
How Rabbi Steinsaltz’s whiskey shenanigans changed Judaism for me
By
Nathan Jeffay
The late scholar will be remembered for his Talmud translation and commentary, but also for his call to avoid idealizing anyone, including him
Catriella Freedman
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz zt”l: The familiar voice
Ironically, it was his excommunication that drew me to his teachings – and those same teachings that put his voice in my head when I learn Torah
I wish others knew what I know about Malki’s killer
By
Arnold Roth
She masterminded the 2001 murder of my daughter and 14 others in the Sbarro pizzeria bombing. Not only is she still free, she’s a celebrity
Gail Bendheim
and
Yardaena Osband
The coronavirus may hold the key to unchaining agunot
If mental health is a life-or-death issue in Jewish law (it is), then Orthodox rabbis need to free women who are kept suffering in dead marriages by get-refusers
For the High Holidays, to Zoom or not to Zoom is not the question
By
Eytan Kenter
Now is the time to focus on the value of personal prayer and how to utilize this time for a deeper personal connection with God
Top Ops
Assaf Shapira
Disbanding the Knesset for lack of an approved budget makes no sense
The rule, unique to Israel, was meant as an incentive to avoid budgetary deadlock. Today, it simply offers Netanyahu an easy exit strategy
Ralph Genende
Patience, plodding, perseverance…
The qualities that will help us thrive on this strange journey through Covid land can be honed through Jewish sources and practices
Penny Cagan
Who will mourn us?
The Talmud spotlights the importance of eulogy, but as a single person, I wonder who will grieve for me after I am gone. (Daf Yomi Shabbos 153)
Ashira Konigsburg
Jewish leaders: This year’s High Holidays need a new approach
We need to separate out our feelings of grief for how we had hoped this year would go, and shift our efforts towards the future
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