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Orly Benaroch Light

Jul 15, 2026, 8:00 PM

Existence First, Coexistence Later

LEMON TREE (2008) -Original title: ETZ LIMON-, directed by ERAN RIKLIS. Credit: ERAN RIKLIS PROD./HEIMATFILM/MACT PROD./RIVA (Almay)

I'm a proud Jewish Israeli American advocate. I refuse to give up hope for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. That refusal sometimes gets me in trouble. Some think I'm betraying my own people when I voice criticism of government...

Jul 14, 2026, 11:05 AM

Halakha’s Kármán Line: Imagined and Real Jews in Space

Ilan Ramon, November 2001, NASA, https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-107/images/high/KSC-02PP-0490.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ilan_Ramon,_NASA_photo_portrait_in_orange_suit.jpg, cropped

In the late 1960s or early 1970s, when Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof – the most prolific author of responsa in the American Reform movement – was asked for sources in Jewish law in preparation for “a discussion of the...

Jul 13, 2026, 6:36 PM

The Jewess Patriot: A Jewish Storyteller Remembers Those Days

There was a time when Hollywood understood that great storytelling wasn't about checking ideological boxes. It was about creating characters audiences cared about, telling stories that made us laugh, cry, think, and maybe even see the world a little...

Jul 12, 2026, 9:33 PM

‘Whose Land?’ Tribute to Christian Zionist Filmmaker Hugh Kitson

A Farewell in Australia to Filmmaker Hugh Kitson, Who Devoted His Life to Telling the Truth of History & Israel's Rights to the Land Under International Law British documentary film-maker Hugh Kitson devoted his life to making films about Israel...

Jared M. Feldschreiber

Jul 9, 2026, 9:56 PM

A Resonant Gleam of Creative Expression in Belarus

Press freedom remains a cherished right for all democracies, whether they are nascent or fully-fledged ones. In Draconian societies, like modern-day Belarus, it still has not been achieved, and in many instances, systematically thwarted by cruel and autocratic paranoia....

Yocheved Pianko Feinerman

Jul 6, 2026, 6:57 PM

What to Know About the 2026 Jerusalem Film Festival

Courtesy of the Jerusalem Film Festival

A quick guide to the 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival: buzzy films, festival guests, and the practical details, from Palme d'Or winners to where to park. A festival film isn't the Marvel movie playing at the mall. It's the kind you're...

Jul 6, 2026, 6:19 PM

Freedom of Speech Deep in the Soul

As I perused – occasionally with wonder – the Israeli media’s plethora of analyses about the US as it celebrated 250 years of independence, I was thrust back decades to my NYC childhood. It was there, at the public...

Sheldon Kirshner

Jun 17, 2026, 8:47 PM

Israel’s Next Leader

Israel's forthcoming general election is due to take place in September or October, and if the pollsters are correct Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fail to capture enough Knesset seats to cobble together yet another right-wing coalition. Public opinion surveys...

Jun 15, 2026, 6:35 PM

Beshert – A Review

Written by Gary Enkin Directed by Lewis Rose 2025 - 19 minutes Winner of the 2025 Pears Short Film Fund award, Beshert is a perfectly crafted 20-minute drama. Set in Leeds, Oliver Simon is approaching his bar mitzvah while having been set...

Jun 15, 2026, 6:21 PM

Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Israel’s Creatives

Boycotts will not heal Gaza; they will only silence the very artists still brave enough to build bridges The 43rd Jerusalem Film Festival is around the corner, and I find myself wishing, with unusual force, that I could be in...

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