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Jun 28, 2025, 4:51 PM

They were going to get married no matter what

(Rotem Taasa)

It was a day that started and ended in bomb shelters after Israel launched an attack on Iran. It was also the day of my son's wedding.

Oct 6, 2024, 4:28 PM

Would you have gotten on that plane?

Waiting for El Al flight 364 from Vienna to Tel Aviv, October 1, 2024 (Miriam Herschlag)

My flight was scheduled to leave Vienna shortly after Iran launched hundreds of missiles at Israel

Dec 26, 2022, 2:26 PM

Voices of 2022: A dozen posts that moved and shook us

Voices of 2022 (from top left): Rachel Sharansky Danziger, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, Mark Shinar, Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, Karen Feuer, Guy Lieberman, Alla Borisova-Linetskaya, Ori Golan, Daniel Landes, Shira Pasternak Be'eri, Grant Arthur Gochin, Ruth Efroni

Just in case you missed them: superb offerings from The Times of Israel blogs that touched hearts, stirred souls and nourished minds

Aug 21, 2022, 3:25 PM

Gimme shelter…in Tel Aviv

A bomb shelter somewhere in Israel – most probably not in Tel Aviv (via iStock)

My landlord gave me information about where to go in case of an air-raid siren...and then he said something really important

Dec 28, 2021, 4:05 PM

Voices of 2021: The year that boggled our collective minds

When so much seemed to go off the rails, Times of Israel bloggers offered sharp perspectives, wisdom and inspiration to guide us through the uncertainty

Apr 14, 2021, 7:49 PM

Thoughts on Israel at 73 while flying over the Saudi desert

Illustrative aerial shot of Saudi desert. (iStock)

On this, the independence day of an old-new country, our governance may be ailing, but the hallmark 'superabundant force' of democracy is alive and kicking

Dec 31, 2020, 3:54 PM

Voices of 2020: Blog posts that made sense of the chaos

It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. And also a year when peace in the Middle East looked possible. These writers offered wisdom when we needed it most

Dec 29, 2019, 1:40 PM

Voices of 2019: 12 powerful Times of Israel blog posts

An unscientific, non-comprehensive selection of writing that blew minds, wrenched hearts, changed views and tickled funnybones

Jun 13, 2019, 9:35 PM

Blame it on the boogie: Stories in the key of listen up

Pull up a chair and press play to hear the WhyWhyWhy! podcast. Then come to a live performance, or maybe even tell a story yourself

Aug 16, 2018, 7:02 PM

Stuff people leave on benches

Stuff on a bench (Miriam Herschlag)

A Tel Aviv tale of giveaways and takeaways

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Miriam Herschlag is the Opinion and Blogs editor at The Times of Israel.

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