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Voices from the Arab press: Will Tehran celebrate while Netanyahu waits in the wings?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

DEJA VU: Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks  in Tehran, 2015.
At Picual, even before the first course reaches the table, the air is filled with the aromas of fresh olive oil, damp wood, and wild herbs.

Picual fine dining: Serving the Land of Israel, one course at a time - review

A JEWISH GIRL and her Chinese friends in the Shanghai Ghetto, 1945, from the collection of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum.

'Kotsuji's Gift': The Japanese scholar who rescued Jewish refugees during World War II - review

MA’AYAN GRADUATES with Nishmat dean Ilana Hadad (L) and program director Dr. Esti Bar-El (R).

What Nishmat’s Ma’ayan program for Ethiopian women says about Israel’s future


Beyond the pom-poms: Israel’s young cheerleaders win bronze on the world stage

Israeli youth cheerleaders win bronze in Orlando, turning resilience and precision into a breakthrough world championship moment.

The Israeli team after winning third place.

How has the Six Day War of 1967 shaped Israel of 2026? - opinion

The war of 1967 can rightly be seen as the point at which the Jewish world renewed its engagement with the State of Israel.

IDF CHIEF RABBI Shlomo Goren, surrounded by soldiers, blows the shofar in front of Jerusalem’s Western Wall, June 1967.

'The Handover': The ABCs of nursing, with a Jewish twist - reivew

Author Tilda Shalof reflects on her decades of hospital-based work in Canada, and how Jewish humor and its paradoxical mix of tragedy and comedy mirrors a shift nurse’s daily experience. 

THE AUTHOR includes passages from the 1950s children’s book series about ‘pretty, angelic Nurse Cherry Ames,’ who enjoyed exciting adventures as a student nurse, senior nurse, and army nurse, among others.

After leaving Amish roots in Kentucky, Brianna Leapley built a Jewish life in Jerusalem

Raised without phones or internet, Brianna Leapley left Amish life, converted to Judaism, and moved to Jerusalem.

BRIANNA TO NECHAMA: The journey.

Manasseh’s children come home to Zion - and fulfill a 2,700-year promise - opinion

The aliyah of hundreds of members of the Bnei Menashe community from northeastern India, completes a long and meandering journey that began nearly 2,700 years ago.

PEOPLE AWAIT their Bnei Menashe relatives making aliyah, at Ben-Gurion Airport, 2006.

Making it official: Inside the Nativ program training IDF soldiers to 'join the tribe'

Nativ began with a Trustee Committee in 1998 and was adopted as a military program in 2000. To date, over 58,000 soldiers have begun the program, and close to 20,000 have completed conversion.

RAISING THE flag before prayer services in the field.

Jerusalem Brewing Co. brings craft beer back to Israel’s capital

“We went to local bars and restaurants individually and asked if they would sell our beers. Customer service is very important for us.”

Brewmaster Mendel Shnider (top), with brother-partners Eitan and Oren Nidam in the new Jerusalem Brewing Co. in Talpiot.

In the kitchen with Henny: It’s about wine

Henny Shor is excited to bring wine into the kitchen, sharing a collection of recipes that use wine in a simple, approachable, and really delicious way.

New Israeli wines

Parashat Emor: The social revolution

This portion is read during the days of the Counting of the Omer, when Judaism emphasizes mutual respect and love between people as preparation for receiving the Torah on the festival of Shavuot.

GOODWILL: PROVIDING volunteer massage therapy to soldiers at an IDF outpost in Samaria, March 12.

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’: Israel rolls out red carpet as Tel Aviv hosts early premiere

Israel rolls out the red carpet for highly anticipated fashion romp ahead of US release, as celebrities and creatives return to the spotlight weeks after war.

REUNITED AND IT FEELS so red (from L): Emily Blunt (Emily Charlton); Anne Hathaway (Andy Sachs); and Stanley Tucci (Nigel Kipling) attend ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ world premiere at New York City’s Lincoln Center, April 20.