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77 awesome things about Israel’s economy
By
Rifka Lebowitz
The nation’s strength and adaptability in these hard times are matched by resilient economic and financial systems, as we celebrate 77 years of independence
Yohanan Plesner
Israelis are united. When will our leadership follow suit?
Consensus is strong on a slew of security, governance and domestic issues – but politicians are sticking to their divisive tactics
Daniel Chamovitz
Wokeness has taken a sharp right turn
At my university and others, conservative voices are treating academic disagreement as an existential threat rather than a democratic strength
Alone together: I am hollowed out by loss
By
Naftali Moses
I miss the whole of my son, from his first wobbly steps to his blue eyes and sharp mind. But his brutal murder was only about him being a Jew
Alan Gersch
Grief and remembrance for a life of 21 years
I believe my son Meiron must have had a purpose in this world, and I believe that was to defend the people of Israel
Catherine Perez-Shakdam
Kneecap, Coachella, and the cowardice of the age
The Irish band members can shout ’Free Palestine’ all they want; they are still ’useful idiots’ for Hamas, who despise the very liberties that allow the band to perform
Pope Francis and the Jewish People
By
Zion Evrony
The former ambassador to the Vatican writes: Francis was a persistent fighter against antisemitism. His relations with Israel were more complicated.
Arik Ascherman
My father reexamined his most deeply held beliefs. Can you?
We need to address the consequences of the causes we support, whether it’s an economic theory, a political party, or the State of Israel
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
At the crossroads of joy and sorrow, there are words
Two new books – one of fallen soldiers’ messages before before their death, the other of women’s prayers – offer words for these fraught times
What I saw in Hostages Square on Yom HaShoah
By
Noah Efron
A Holocaust survivor’s stories of being saved by the kindness of others gave me new insight into how to navigate our current ordeal
Michal Ophir
In their own words: The memorial stickers of the IDF’s fallen
The ’Drishat Shalom’ interactive website transforms the details and slogans of those we mourn into remembrance of their values that we all can share in
Natan Huberman
Trending: Visiting the Temple Mount
Not many go to the holy site, but so many more do than in the past that it’s no longer an activist’s specialty – and that’s a real change
Israel’s beautiful nature, in photographs
By
Rachel Canar
From the anemone and blue butterflies, to the gazelles, the hoopoes, and the varied terrain, here are 77 reasons to love the land and those that dwell there
Top Ops
Yonasan Bender
Should we keep the siren? Israel’s sound of national remembrance
The loud alarm unsettles us, and that very experience supports our capacity for unity
Rachel Levmore
When a soldier is missing, what happens to his wife?
Jewish law can chain a woman to her husband who has not come home from war – but Jewish law also has a solution to ensure that she is not stuck
Sarah Sassoon
I want to tell you what the blind girl saw
Despite the protests and the grievances that are tearing us apart to our sorrow, we are so human together, when we are there for each other
Zev Farber
The criminal underbelly of free newspaper distribution
It’s Friday at the bakery and an older gentleman gently accosts me: ’Psst, go get me one of those papers; they won’t let me take another myself’
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