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Aug 28, 2026, 10:29 AM

The Altneu Beginning

The Jews stood on the cusp of the realization of a dream, first envisioned over a quarter of a millennium earlier. Whether as drifting strangers in the Land of Canaan, beaten slaves in Egypt, or weary wanderers in the...

Aug 27, 2026, 5:20 AM

When Where I Live Requires an Explanation

Before I left Israel for a week-long vacation to the Turkish riviera, I took off my necklace. It was a simple gold necklace with my name written in Hebrew. I had worn it almost every day since moving to Tel...

Aug 18, 2026, 6:25 PM

It’s Hotter than Hell, But We Don’t Build Cool Cities

Source: Wikipedia

It doesn’t take a genius to understand that Israel has a hot climate. It’s the Middle East after all. But extreme heat events are increasing in frequency alongside average temperatures. According to the Israel Meteorological Service, 2025 was 1.1°C...

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Jul 20, 2026, 6:07 PM

Influencing antisemitism

Braden Eric Peters, who performs as Clavicular, landed in Tel Aviv. Within hours, the people who perform the fight against antisemitism were not fighting him. They were fighting each other. I am tired of the spineless populism dressed up in...

Jul 16, 2026, 12:31 PM

Burdens Worth Bearing

The Torah describes itself as a “song.” This is rather telling about the complex structure of the Torah. A song communicates with its listener through multiple means. The words of the Torah are, in the words of the sages,...

Jul 3, 2026, 7:11 PM

Dear Olim, explore more of Israel

We all love the beaches of Tel Aviv. We enjoy walking through Shuk Ha Carmel and the Levinsky Market, and few things are better than sitting at one of the city's many cafés with a good cup of coffee,...

Jul 3, 2026, 6:30 PM

Treasure Trove: Jabotinsky’s 1964 Return Home

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Ze’ev Jabotinsky (1880-1940) was the founder of the Revisionist Zionist movement, the Betar youth movement and the Jewish legion of soldiers who fought for the British in World War I (See In 1940 he visited the United States...

Jul 2, 2026, 11:47 PM

A Man of Masks and Mountains

One of the saddest moments in the Torah walks hand in hand with one of its most selfless. In this week’s parasha, after counting the Jewish People who will shortly possess the Land of Israel, Moshe is reminded that...

Jun 25, 2026, 10:09 PM

A Story Not About Jews

It is a story all about the Jews, yet the Jews play no role in it. It contains some of the most common phrases in Jewish life, yet they are not the words of any Jew. This week's Parasha...

Jun 22, 2026, 7:12 PM

The Homecoming of Tel Aviv Pride

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After a tense week in Israel I didn’t want to get my hopes up that attending my first ever Tel Aviv pride would actually happen. Even walking down to the beach with the thousands of others draped in colours...

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