The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/david-stromberg/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:22:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png David Stromberg | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/david-stromberg/ 32 32 Rabbi who fled Moscow: ‘Jewish life in Russia as I knew it was coming to an end’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-who-fled-moscow-jewish-life-in-russia-as-i-knew-it-was-coming-to-an-end/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 01:00:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2742368 When war in Ukraine broke out, Motl Gordon moved to Israel, where he's working with Russian-speaking Jews 'as they are' to nurture a vision of an audaciously welcoming new diaspora

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]]> A brave voice from Russia: Dr. A on the national mood, his work, the loss of freedom https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-brave-voice-from-russia-dr-a-on-the-national-mood-his-work-the-loss-of-freedom/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 23:39:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2730797 Speaking to ToI despite the threat of prison time for criticizing Russia, a Jewish physician discusses life, medicine, and the future, in a country yet to internalize its isolation

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]]> Why Putin bombs the very same Russian-speaking people he claims to liberate https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-putin-bombs-the-very-same-russian-speaking-people-he-claims-to-liberate/ Sat, 12 Mar 2022 05:44:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2718863 Speaking during a break from reporting on Russian invasion and smuggling refugees across border, intellectual Vladislav Davidzon eschews neutrality in fight for independent Ukraine

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]]> New online translation by Sefaria may be the Jerusalem Talmud’s ‘Cinderella moment’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-online-translation-by-sefaria-may-be-the-jerusalem-talmuds-cinderella-moment/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 02:03:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2675338 The nonprofit offers free access to Jewish texts, and debuts one of its most ambitious projects yet - an interactive version of a cryptic and oft-overlooked version of the Talmud

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