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Nassrin Pourbahrami

Sep 15, 2026, 2:34 PM

Mahsa and Shirel share a wall in Jerusalem

Staff Sgt. Shirel Haim Pour who was killed in Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023. And Jina Mahsa Amini an Iranian woman who died unexpectedly on September 16, 2022, while in custody of Iran’s 'morality police' for 'improper' clothing.

I grew up being taught that Israel was the enemy. Now I see Iranians and Israelis rediscovering ties the Islamic Republic tried to erase

Jaclyn S. Clark

Sep 15, 2026, 6:28 AM

Macklemore got dumped. Pink got canceled. Everyone else lost their minds

(Gemini)

A billionaire stadium owner – not headliner Ed Sheeran – had the courage to fire the bigoted rapper. What came next was even worse

Sep 14, 2026, 3:27 PM

Lindsey Graham’s white whale

Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham (left) meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, December 21, 2025. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

The late US senator thought Saudi-Israel normalization was within reach. He misread Netanyahu on Palestinian statehood

Sep 14, 2026, 4:31 AM

Why this liberal New Yorker made aliyah

Illustrative: Israelis at a cafe in Tel Aviv, on May 18, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

When I moved to Israel, some friends disappeared. Hundreds unfollowed me. But all that rejection made me more comfortable with who I am and what I believe

Sep 12, 2026, 11:32 AM

The report card no one sees

Personal archive

In Israel, I learned to measure my children’s education not only by their grades, but also by how they navigate the country, cook a meal – and deal with war

Sep 12, 2026, 11:26 AM

NAZA, moral certainty, and the question haunting me since October 8

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The film's explosive claims about civilian deaths in Gaza demand evidence, not mythology — and Jews everywhere should not be made defendants

Orly Lavi Travish

Sep 12, 2026, 11:01 AM

Between memory and history

9/11

My Hebrew students weren’t alive on September 11, 2001. If memory is to survive as more than a date in a textbook, I have to teach them the vocabulary to pass it on

Sep 11, 2026, 1:34 PM

Rushing forward, seized with fear

At the 9/11 memorial on the west side of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on September 11, 2023, many civilians came to commemorate the US Department of Defense staff and rescue workers who were killed in a terrorist attack 22 years ago. (iStock)

Crises like the terror attacks of 9/11 summon us with the trumpet of bravery and the still, small voice of love, as we write our stories with our deeds (Rosh Hashanah)

Sep 11, 2026, 1:25 PM

A Rosh Hashanah message to the Jewish people

President Isaac Herzog at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)

After all the pain and longing, the majestic notes of the shofar carry three calls that bring us into a better future

Sep 11, 2026, 4:30 AM

Boy George goes to shul

The pop icon's new song felt like a hug from a stranger. When he came to our synagogue, we finally got to hug him back

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