Ophir Tal, at The Blogs

Nov 28, 2019, 11:58 AM

State of the Jews: The Operatic life of Herzl

It is Theodore Herzl’s Last year of life. As his family falls apart, the political thriller of the Zionist cause takes its toll on Herzl, and he desperately attempts to convince the sixth Zionist congress to support the establishment...

Nov 13, 2019, 1:03 AM

The Cold War of Israel and Iran

When 190 Rockets hit Israel yesterday, few citizens had the time to think about who is launching them now, and why. A cold war wan't probably the first explanation for the sudden escalation, especially when people were wounded and alarms...

Oct 22, 2019, 8:29 AM

Three Israeli TV sci-fi shows you should know

Unless you were living under a rock, you probably noticed how Israeli TV dramas took Netflix and HBO by storm. Whether it’s the sentimental acting of Michael Aloni as Akiva in Shtisel, The action-based Fauda or Yael Grobglas clever portrayal...

Oct 2, 2019, 10:12 PM

Lessons from the Netflix undercover thriller “The Spy”

Warning: this article might contain spoilers. Imagine that you posses two identities: one is your cover story as a secret agent, whom you portray so convincingly, the other is your true identity that you hide at all cost. While the...

Jan 10, 2019, 12:28 PM

Who’s Afraid to Talk about Israel?

On one of my first days of my shlichut, I came across a fascinating and artistic event, in the heart of Jewish Brooklyn. It was just my first week, and I scattered around the room, looking for potential peers...

About Me

From Jerusalem and now lives in New York, Ophir Tal is a Community Shaliach of The 14th Street Y (sent by the Jewish Agency and UJA Federation of New York). In Israel he served in the Military as a journalist in the IDF Newsletter Bamahane , worked in the supreme court of Israel in Educational workshops about democracy, in YMCA and Seeds of peace (facilitation of conflict based dialogues) and as a Journalist in Xnet. Ophir loves Creative Writing, crossfit and cooking Shakshuka.