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Ariel Sharon, second from right, as commander of an armored division in the Sinai during the Six Day War (Courtesy Israel Defense Force Archive)
January 25, 2018, 12:10 pm
Shooting down planes, shooting down deals — or not
Those who stopped Ariel Sharon from downing a passenger jet are hailed, and papers survey the PM's blitz against the Iran deal and a 'nonexistent' migrant pact with Rwanda
By Joshua Davidovich
Rage room at Battle Sport, 2016. (YouTube)
December 29, 2017, 4:27 pm
‘Rage Rooms’ are, well, all the rage
It turns out that you're not doing anyone any favors when you encourage 'getting your aggression out'
By Ari Shishler
A child’s alphabet and doodles, circa 1000 years old, from the Cairo Geniza, part of the Discarded History: The Genizah of Medieval Cairo exhibit on display from April 27, 2017 (Cambridge University)
April 27, 2017, 11:48 pm
Sex and business among medieval Cairo’s Jews go on display at Cambridge
New exhibit showcases dozens of fragments, some newly translated, that tell the story of ordinary folks living under Islam in the Middle Ages
By Ilan Ben Zion
Portrait of Rabbi Chaim Richman, the International Director of the Temple Institute, which is dedicated to the rebuilding of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 13, 2016, 8:14 am
The third Jewish Temple is coming to your Facebook feed
The Temple Institute, dedicated to rebuilding ancient holy site, now using new internet tools to bring its message to the masses
By Andrew Tobin
Haim Casas surrounded by congregants at Atid in Barcelona, 2015. (Antoni Moreno)
February 9, 2016, 11:29 pm
First Cordoba-born rabbi since 1492 expulsion set on reversing history
After his ordination next year in London, Haim Casas to return to Maimonides' home town to build progressive Jewish life inspired by great Sephardic legacy
By Renee Ghert-Zand
February 7, 2016, 3:40 pm
With the Rambam in Helsinki
Have you heard? Thomas Aquinas, the greatest Catholic theologian, quotes Maimonides the rabbi...dozens of times
By Erik Ross
Ezra Schwartz, center, was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist south of Jerusalem on November 19, 2015. At the time, Schwartz was spending a gap year at a Beit Shemesh yeshiva. (Facebook)
November 20, 2015, 4:47 am
Ezra Schwartz had ‘unconditional’ love of Israel, helped friends overcome fears
Whether at camp or on the baseball field, yeshiva student, 18, killed in Thursday terror attack was known for sense of humor, commitment to others
By Matt Lebovic
More than 150 Boston-area Jews gathered in front of the city's Trinity Church yesterday for a vigil to remember the victims of last week's Jerusalem synagogue terror attack (photo credit: Elan Kawesch/The Times of Israel)
November 24, 2014, 12:32 pm
Boston Jews mourn Jerusalem massacre victims at vigil
Rabbi Mosheh Twersky's hometown assembles in public memorial to those murdered in Har Nof terrorist attack
By Matt Lebovic
A view of the medina, or old city, of Marrakech, with the Atlas Mountains in the distance. (photo credit: Michal Shmulovich)
March 9, 2014, 2:29 pm
Glimpsing Jewish memories amid the mellahs of Morocco
Hundreds of years of vibrant history are preserved among the colorful silver and spice souks of Marrakech and Fez
By Michal Shmulovich
A member of the XLN staff shows off an open-source 3D printer (Photo credit: Courtesy)
February 2, 2014, 4:08 pm
The Kabbalah of 3D home printers
Printers capable of turning dust into luxury conjures up something very similiar to what Maimonides once said
By Yonatan Gordon
'A Guide for the Perplexed' author Dara Horn (photo credit: Brendan Schulman)
September 17, 2013, 4:02 pm
Facebook meets medieval Genizah in intriguing new novel
Superstar Jewish author Dara Horn writes a guide to perplexing contemporary problems, with a little help from the sages
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative photo of a Torah scroll (photo, CC BY SA, by Threedots, Wikimedia Commons)
From the WebMay 29, 2013, 3:01 am
World’s oldest Torah scroll found at Italy university
Researchers say scroll may be 850 years old, but had been mislabeled in library, BBC reports
Religious 12th graders during a pre-army training week (Photo credit: Courtesy: Avichai Deri/ Aluma)
January 2, 2013, 3:37 pm
On a wing and a prayer
The graduation last week of the army's first female religious pilot-navigator highlights a significant rise in Orthodox women choosing to serve. It's proving a revelation for enlistees and the IDF alike
By Mitch Ginsburg
October 3, 2012, 12:28 pm
Maimonides and the ‘Negro’ etrog
I'm confident that Rambam’s reputation will survive, but I really wish he had come up with another way to describe a black citron
By Joshua Hammerman
A man uses his cellphone to transmit the blowing of the shofar at the Western Wall. (photo credit: Serge Attal/Flash90)
September 11, 2012, 12:57 am
The smartphone joins the shofar as a High Holiday prayer accessory
Please text and Facebook during the service, urge congregation leaders throughout the US
By Debra Rubin
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