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Eliyahu V. Sapir

Sep 5, 2026, 5:42 PM

The face and the voice

TL;DR: Europe knows what to do with a Jewish face in a photograph: name it, mourn it, preserve it, learn from it. A Jewish voice is harder. It can disagree with the lesson, demand protection in the present, and...

Sep 5, 2026, 10:00 AM

First, stand. Then, go.

What Nitzavim-Vayeilech taught me about finding my voice, standing still, and knowing when it's time to move

Sep 4, 2026, 3:47 PM

It is a chilling prophecy. The brutality of its truth is written across the tear-stained pages of Jewish history. All nations will ask, “Why did God do this to this land? Why the (sheer) wrath of this great anger?” They...

Sep 4, 2026, 3:38 PM

Palestine, That Is Israel

Palestine, that is Israel. One country, two names. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Why Israel Should Adopt “Palestine” as Its Official Exonym There is a word Israel has gradually allowed its opponents to monopolize: Palestine. In much of today’s political discourse, Israel and Palestine are presented as mutually exclusive concepts—Israel representing its citizens and...

Sep 4, 2026, 3:29 PM

The Fiddler Still Plays, But This Time We Have a Home

My husband Ezry and I at Fiddler on the Roof in Sydney Australia, 2026. (courtesy)

Last night, I went to see Fiddler on the Roof in Sydney. It was fantastic, brilliantly done, and the fiddler was particularly special, my friend and musician Ben Adler, who did a superb job! Throughout the show, there were so many...

Sep 4, 2026, 5:06 AM

1845. R. Yosef Schwartz: Charting the Geography and History of the Holy Land

JEWISH MOMENTS IN THE LND OF ISRAEL 1845. R. Yosef Schwartz: Charting the Geography and History of the Holy Land R. Yosef Schwartz’s Tevuot HaAretz, published in Jerusalem in 1845, was a landmark in Jewish engagement with the Land of Israel. Long...

Sep 3, 2026, 10:08 PM

Beyond 1943: Chief Rabbi Jair Melchior on the Future of Jewish Life in Denmark

Rabbi Jair Melchior, Chief Rabbi of Denmark, in Copenhagen — New York Jewish Travel Guide

In an interview with the New York Jewish Travel Guide, Denmark’s Chief Rabbi discusses Jewish identity, the next generation, antisemitism, security, and the continuing evolution of one of Europe’s most distinctive Jewish communities. For much of the world, the story...

Jaime Kardontchik

Sep 3, 2026, 2:17 PM

Jews are dhimmis

Dear Professor: The September 2026 edition of my book “The land is ours: Jews are dhimmis” is now available for free download at the ResearchGate website: You are probably unfamiliar with the word “dhimmi” that appears in the title. For your...

Sep 3, 2026, 5:07 AM

Noach Haftarah: Jews Return to Yerushalyim / Israel

personal pix. Dr. Major (Rav Seren) Arie Pelta

Where did the dove יונה find the olive leaf when left Noah's Ark? He took it from a tree in Eretz Yisrael on the Mount of Olives; since the flood did not affect Eretz Yisrael (Midrash). However, there are...

William Goloboy

Sep 2, 2026, 11:53 PM

Prophets not Diplomats: Ahad Ha’am and the Vision of Cultural Zionism

How would you define Zionism? If I polled the average Times of Israel reader on this question I’m sure I would get a huge variety of responses. Zionism is support for Israel. Zionism is the nationalist movement for Jewish...

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