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Sep 28, 2026, 1:01 PM

From Lab to Life: Kitty, Kitty, Cancer Cure?

Could our kittycats hold the key to curing cancer? Science Daily reports: “Scientists say house cats could help unlock better cancer treatments for humans. A massive genetic study of cat tumors reveals striking similarities to human cancer and could open...

Sep 28, 2026, 7:38 AM

Kanaani: The Royal Heirs to King Solomon’s Feline Throne

An ancient Jewish legend, a breed born in Jerusalem, and the meaning of a royal inheritance. By Rabbi Mikhail Salita — Rav Papa Kanaani A golden cat sits on the fifth step of King Solomon’s throne, facing a golden rooster. That detail...

Sep 25, 2026, 5:11 PM

Kanaani Cats Nominated for Brooklyn Certificate of Proclamation

Ahead of American National Cat Day, the Jerusalem-born breed’s Brooklyn revival reaches another milestone after its historic debut in Finland and international record recognition. Something remarkable has happened to the Kanaani in a very short time. When I began working to...

Sep 20, 2026, 5:07 PM

Kapparot Where Everyone Stays Alive — Including the Chicken

Teshuvah, Tzedakah, and the Moral Evolution of a Jewish Tradition After Shabbat ended, following Havdalah, I was told that I could perform kapparot in one of two places: on Avenue J near East 29th Street, or on President Street in...

Sep 17, 2026, 6:50 AM

The Kanaani Diplomacy™ Doctrine

Diplomatia Kanaaniensis America at the Center of a New Soft-Diplomacy Model for Preserving Israel’s Jerusalem-Born Living Heritage A Brooklyn-Born Model for America's Next Century of International Cooperation By Animal Chaplain and Rabbi Mikhail Salita Founder of the Brooklyn-based Kanaani Revival Program and The...

Sep 16, 2026, 12:18 AM

The Official Kanaani Instagram Account Was Taken Down After a Coordinated Hacker Attack

I recently wrote an article about the lion as a sacred Jewish symbol—the emblem of the Tribe of Judah, the tribe from which the Messiah will descend according to Jewish tradition. The lion is also a symbol of Jerusalem...

Sep 7, 2026, 7:40 PM

Nitzavim–Vayelech: From the Lion’s Kingdom to the Kingdom of the Home

A Torah of Life, Creation, and the Responsibility of Kingship “Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem” — “You stand this day, all of you.” Nitzavim begins with a remarkable image: the entire nation of Israel standing together before God — leaders and elders,...

Sep 6, 2026, 1:34 PM

Preventive Restitution: A New Frontier in International Law

I want to share with The Times of Israel readers a scholarly article that I have co-authored with Dr. Dmytro Hrebeniuk, Associate Professor at the National University “Odesa Law Academy,” where I am currently pursuing my PhD in international...

Sep 5, 2026, 10:05 AM

Between Two Mountains: Ki Tavo and the Day the Judges Are Judged

There is a moment before every catastrophe when evil still appears negotiable. It has not yet revealed its full face. It arrives dressed in promises: order, security, national greatness, historical justice. It asks only for a little silence, one...

Sep 1, 2026, 10:18 AM

The Lion: King of the Animal Kingdom, Symbol of Jerusalem and Moshiach’s Tribe

The lion is called the king of the animal kingdom. The Talmud does not dispute this ancient image: “The king of the beasts is the lion” (Chagigah 13b). But Jewish wisdom rarely leaves a royal title unquestioned. Why the lion? If kingship...

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