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Israeli film about October 7 selected for Toronto International Film Festival despite boycott

The inclusion of this film is a significant step in breaking through an unofficial but real international boycott of Israeli cinema.

AVI NESHER (left) directs Shalom Michaelshwilli and Magi Azarzar in ‘Our Loves.’
Liza Katz

She came to Israel for a summer. Fourteen years later, she's home

Tali Mekere

Tali Mekere: A first-generation engineer's path to success from Ethiopia to Netanya

HAVANA ROSE LIU (left) and Leo Woodall in ‘Tuner.’

'Tuner' mixes classical music, crime, and Dustin Hoffman - review


Against all odds: Successful education evolving in Israel's unrecognized Bedouin villages - opinion

Every morning, when students walk through the doors of our school in Abu Talul, they carry with them the aspirations of their families and their communities.

BEDOUIN STUDENTS seen in their bedouin village outside of the Israeli settlement of Kfar Adumim. September 25, 2017.

What "Mazel Tov" reveals about Judaism's long relationship with luck

“From ancient constellations to modern games of chance, Jewish culture has long balanced the idea of fate and luck with free will and meaning.”

Painting through the ashes: Ronen Siman-Tov turns Jerusalem’s wounds into art - interview

‘A believer’: In conversation with Ronen Siman-Tov, whose solo exhibition opens tomorrow at the Jerusalem Artists’ House.

Ronen Siman Tov, fourth-generation Jerusalemite.

'I show up for my Jewish friends': Jerry O’Connell on antisemitism, Israel, and a childhood promise

Jerry O’Connell: "Jewish people have been showing up for me and my family for my entire life, and [it’s] time for me to show up for my Jewish friends."

Jerry O’Connell: Connection to Israel started young.

Israel was never meant to be a gold-plated donor project - opinion

Now, for the first time in a very long time, many Jews are beginning to ask whether the old architecture was ever truly capable of carrying the future.

An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]

Why AI could create the next wave of Israeli unicorns

Dr. Michael Gofman discusses the Jerusalem Research Center for Artificial Intelligence in Organizations, its mission, and how AI will redefine education, industry, and innovation in Israel.

HEBREW UNIVERSITY Business School students.

Founding fathers and mothers: The uniqueness of the Jewish people - opinion

The Torah does not begin with the story of Moshe Rabbeinu; it begins instead with Bereishit – with creation.

An Argentine oleh (new immigrant to Israel) who made aliyah 20 years ago celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in Eilat after a long period of conversion.

A new Hebrew press in Berlin argues that Israel doesn’t own the language

Founded by two Israeli expatriates, Altneuland aims to create a global platform for Hebrew and Jewish literature, independent of state funding and rooted in a multilingual, borderless vision.

Berlin argues that Israel doesnt own the language

Turkish authorities reportedly seize gold Hebrew manuscript inscribed on python skin

Per Turkey Today, a foreign national, identified only as A.E., suspected of attempting to sell the manuscript on the black market, was detained by local units of Turkey’s Gendarmerie General Command.

The Hebrew manuscript inscribed in gold on python skin, displayed alongside its copper casing, at the Gaziantep Provincial Gendarmerie Command, April 24, 2026.

Education-based alternatives for antisemitic hate crime offenders - opinion

What sets the program apart is its specificity: each participant’s curriculum is tailored to their criminal actions, personal history, and mindset.

 Aftermath of vandalism at Mikveh Israel synagogue, including arson, a dumpster fire, and an attempted break-in of the office of Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia