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November 2020 ToI editorial panel discusses the US elections and what they mean for Israel. From bottom left, clockwise: Founding Editor David Horovitz, Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan, Senior Analyst Haviv Rettig Gur, and US Correspondent Jacob Magid. (screenshot)
November 25, 2020, 3:55 pm
ToI editorial panel sounds off on the US elections and what they mean for Israel
Join the ToI Community to watch this week’s installment in our exclusive Behind the Headlines video series
By TOI staff
'Isresilience' co-authors Dr. Naomi L. Baum and Michael Dickson (Courtesy)
November 18, 2020, 3:17 pm
LISTEN: How Israelis mastered the art of resilience to thrive against all odds
‘Isresilience’ authors Michael Dickson and Dr. Naomi L. Baum share the three keys to becoming resilient people and ‘bouncing forward’ under adversity
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Blue and White MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh (Avishai Finkelstein)
November 12, 2020, 5:59 pm
How anti-Semitism and hate on social media is a chance to educate
Canada-raised perennial optimist MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh explains in an exclusive Behind the Headlines interview that the pandemic is a chance to make long-awaited changes
By Haviv Rettig Gur
A hoard of gold coins dating to the Abbasid Caliphate is pictured during a press presentation of the discovery at an archeological site near Tel Aviv in central Israel (Heidi Levine / POOL / AFP)
November 5, 2020, 9:47 am
WATCH: Israel Antiquities Authority coin head displays treasures from the vault
Dr. Donald T. Ariel joins the ToI Community’s exclusive Behind the Headlines series for a deep dive into early and rare coins found in excavations in Israel
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Times of Israel Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with Park Avenue Synagogue Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove on the Behind the Headlines video series, October 28, 2020. (Times of Israel)
October 29, 2020, 9:14 am
WATCH: Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, ‘US Judaism needs to be Netflix, not Blockbuster’
Mitzvah apps? The spiritual leader of one of America’s largest and most influential congregations predicts a digital-spiritual revolution will last well beyond the COVID era
By TOI staff
Times of Israel Opinion & Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag (left) interviews musician and 'Tehran' star Liraz Charhi for the Behind the Headlines online video series, October 21, 2020. (Times of Israel)
October 22, 2020, 4:14 pm
WATCH: Star of ‘Tehran’ Liraz Charhi on dangers of collaborating with Iranians
The Israeli-born actress and musician strongly identifies with her parents’ native Iran, and reaches across borders to work with Persian artists — despite the risks this can pose
By TOI staff
ToI Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with ADL head Jonathan Greenblatt on the Behind the Headlines online video series, October 14, 2020. (Times of Israel)
October 15, 2020, 4:38 pm
WATCH: ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, ‘Jew-hatred links all forms of US extremism’
The face of the Jewish fight for universal equality speaks about his organization’s roots and why its 107-year-old mission continues today
By TOI staff
'Sababa' author Adeena Sussman, left, speaks with Times of Israel Culture & Lifestyle Editor Jessica Steinberg for the Behind the Headlines series, October 7, 2020. (Times of Israel)
October 8, 2020, 3:42 pm
WATCH: ‘Sababa’ author Adeena Sussman on how COVID started a challah revolution
Speaking with the ToI Community via Zoom, the NY Times top pick talks about her collaboration with Chrissy Teigen, Palestinian influence on Israeli food, and pandemic-era cooking
By TOI staff
Epidemiologist Prof. Michael Edelstein in conversation with Nathan Jeffay on 'Behind the Headlines,' October 1, 2020. (Times of Israel)
October 2, 2020, 4:23 pm
WATCH: Epidemiologist Michael Edelstein on Israel’s mishandling of virus crisis
In video interview, the former UK health policy driver explains why lockdowns aren’t ideal, and what can be done to avoid them in the future
By TOI staff
Times of Israel Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan speaks with best-selling philosopher Micah Goodman for ToI's Behind the Headlines series. (screenshot)
September 24, 2020, 6:06 pm
WATCH: Philosopher Micah Goodman on how to overcome pandemic of polarization
In video interview, best-selling author speaks about dangers of tribalism in an increasingly uncertain and lonely era, and how community is the traditional Jewish solution
By TOI staff
Clockwise from top left: Former Prisoner of Zion Natan Sharansky, ToI Jewish World editor Amanda Borschel-Dan, and historian Gil Troy, discuss the new book, 'Never Alone.' (screenshot)
September 10, 2020, 11:58 pm
WATCH: Sharansky on UAE peace treaty, rise of doublethink in US and Jewish unity
In video interview, ‘Never Alone’ co-authors Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy weigh in on troubling trend of cancel-Israel culture on campuses and how we can overcome it
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Culture editor Jessica Steinberg interviews writer Etgar Keret for the Behind the Headlines series, September 2, 2020. (screenshot)
September 4, 2020, 9:35 am
WATCH: Etgar Keret unveils his new COVID project, an 8-minute choreographed film
In online ToI interview, writer Keret discusses his collaboration with choreographer Inbal Pinto on the adaptation of his 500-word story about the coronavirus quarantine
By TOI staff
Times of Israel Opinion and Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag, left, interviewing educator and singer Neshama Carlebach, right, for the Behind the Headlines online video series, August 26, 2020. (Screenshot YouTube)
August 28, 2020, 3:55 pm
WATCH: Neshama Carlebach on thriving in the shadow of her father’s mixed legacy
In online ToI interview, daughter of Jewish music icon Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach discusses the posthumous sexual misconduct charges against him, and life after leaving Orthodoxy
By TOI staff
Journalist Mathew Kalman, left, interviews Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff for the 'Behind the Headlines' online video series, August 19, 2020. (Screenshot)
August 21, 2020, 4:46 pm
WATCH: Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff on pursuing Holocaust justice in Lithuania
In an online ToI interview, Zuroff talks about joining an acclaimed Lithuanian author to unearth and share a part of history many locals would prefer remain buried
By TOI staff
Labor lawmaker Merav Michaeli speaks with Times of Israel chief analyst Haviv Rettig Gur on the new Behind the Headlines series, August 11, 2020. (YouTube Screenshot)
August 14, 2020, 4:47 pm
WATCH: Meet the Labor MK opposing her own party to try to salvage its future
In online ToI interview, maverick lawmaker Merav Michaeli discusses her stand against joining the government, her plans to overhaul the chief rabbinate, and a future Labor makeover
By TOI staff
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