1+ hour ago  (1860+ words) It doesn't take a Ph D in anthropology, political science, or sociology, or an above-average IQ, to discern that this country has its fair share of existential challenges on its plate. Some of those clearly come from without, but there…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (746+ words) Emerging outlines of a deal between Washington and Tehran to end their war contain a stinging paradox: sweeteners to coax Iran into compliance may strengthen an adversarial force that the US and its Western allies consider a terrorist organization. For…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago  (962+ words) "He who has a why to live can bear almost any how" isn't just psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's most famous quote. The quote gained renewed attention through Jerusalem author Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son Hersh was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct....

10+ hour, 25+ min ago  (843+ words) The haftarah for the Parashat Hukat, Judges chapter 11, opens with a scene that feels strikingly familiar. Yiftach, the judge and ad hoc military leader of Gilad, dispatches messengers to reason with the king of Ammon, asking: "What do you have…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago  (456+ words) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday night accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee of being "monsters" for spending "millions in dark money" to ensure pro-Israel candidates win seats in tthe November midterms. Mamdani made his remarks at…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1454+ words) For young Jerusalemites, mainly olim, the Shabbat kiddush experience is evolving from the in-shul "cholent and herring" of their grandfathers into an important social function. The kiddush serves as an essential weekly "hub" for busy young professionals who are creatively…...

17+ hour, 52+ min ago  (952+ words) The week that Naftali Bennett was sworn in to replace Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister in June 2021, I wrote confidently in this newspaper that having an American accent when speaking English had become a prerequisite for leading Israel, forever. I…...

18+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1164+ words) It may be that when Israelis look back on the war with Iran, they will remember it not because of the operations, assassinations, or brief euphoria, but as the moment one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's most important political assets…...

21+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1076+ words) For decades, Israel and the United States have proudly described their relationship as one built on shared values, shared interests, and shared threats." Yet recent developments surrounding American negotiations with Iran raise an uncomfortable question that many Israelis are increasingly…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (285+ words) Elder fraud cases jumped by 61% in Israel over 2025, the Welfare Ministry announced on Monday in a report for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In the cases where an elder was defrauded, 92% of the perpetrators were family members of the victim,…...