Magazine
As I turn 80, I hope my life is and continues to be a journey that inspires others - opinion
Will I ever be religious? I do not know. But, as Baruch ben Michael said in his Ethics, “All things perfect are as difficult as they are rare.”
'Our Partisan Kingdom' and 'Written in a Barn': Holocaust survival up close and personal - review
'Children of Abraham': Over a millennium of Jewish-Muslim relations - review
The Sbarro bomber’s American saga: Ahlam Tamimi escaped Israel - US failed to bring her to justice
Skeptical of alternative medicine, I took a leap on Chinese tonics and paid the price - opinion
I found a specialist in Tel Aviv that I’d read good things about. While not a licensed medical doctor, he tests all his tonics in the oncology department at Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest.
The love trap: AI relationships won't break your heart – but they might cost you the real thing
Although AI platforms have introduced safeguards against promoting violence or self-harm, other psychological risks remain - particularly the distortion of expectations about real relationships.
Some 25 years after the Sbarro bombing, one family is fighting to bring Ahlam Tamimi to justice
A quarter-century after the Jerusalem bombing, Malki Roth's parents are still confronting the decisions, prisoner deals, and international failures they believe allowed Ahlam Tamimi to remain free.
Parashat Re'eh: The tyranny of ‘one’ truth
An age of prophecy should have been an age of clarity. If God spoke directly to humanity, the path forward ought to have been unmistakable.
Parashat Re'eh: The choice to choose
Even those who observe Jewish tradition have areas of choice that they have already conquered, while their struggles lie elsewhere, each person according to their own level and circumstances.
Reading the signposts: What bus seats and pension meetings teach us about aging - opinion
Growing older may be unavoidable, but surrendering to it is not. The writer finds humor in the moments that reveal just how close retirement has become.
'Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war - book review
Moshe Taragin’s wartime essays argue that Jewish faith is carried not only through ideas, but through the people whose resilience has preserved it across history.
'The Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel': Groundbreaking way to explore the Book of Samuel - review
Koren’s new Samuel does more than explain the biblical text. Through archaeology, maps, manuscripts, and photography, it restores the physical world in which the story unfolded.
Three artists, three questions: Creating an alternative reality
Exhibitions in Beersheba, Bat Yam, and Tel Aviv show how Israeli artists can turn even the smallest room into an immersive world of emotion and imagination.
Jerusalem’s Food Truck Festival: Good food with better prices
From salted butter cheesecake to an enormous veal hot dog, Jerusalem’s Auto Ochel offers affordable bites and a welcome taste of normal after more than 1,000 days of war.