Antisemitism is the world’s oldest and most persistent hatred. No other form of prejudice has crossed as many civilizations, reshaped itself across so many centuries, or survived so many moral revolutions. What began as a religious accusation…
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Why Antisemitism Defies Natural Explanation
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The BBC storm: It’s not just a few reporting mistakes
Two network honchos took the fall for individual scandals, deflecting attention from a deeper pattern of institutional bias and failure
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Paris, Finally, Registered My Birth
Paris, Finally, Registered My Birth In memory of my father, Sigmond Shore and my mother, Dr. Lena Allen Shore (Thérèse Lena Shore) It all began in Paris March nineteen, nineteen hundred forty eight. I was born without being registered. The…
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No One Is Spared
Last week’s parashah, Vayera, ended with the story of the Akedah, the binding of Yitzḥak (Isaac), a divine command that could have ended with Yitzḥak’s tragic death at his father’s hands, a fate ultimately averted by divine…
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Haftarat Parshat Chayei Sarah: Leadership and Family
This week, thousands of Jews will spend Shabbat at the burial place of Sarah Imenu and Avraham Avinu as we read the parsha that narrates their deaths and foreshadows the legacy they leave. This custom is unique, as far as drawing large numbers of…
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The Kushner-Netanyahu Meeting: Advancing Phase Two of Trump’s Gaza Vision
This week, Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the next stages of the fragile Gaza ceasefire, as Washington steps up efforts to keep the truce on track. Netanyahu said Israel would uphold the ceasefire in…
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Thorns Amidst the Flowers
The return of the remains of Staff Sergeant Itay Chen, Lior Rudaeff and Lieutenant Hadar Goldin for burial in Israel brings us one step closer to closing the loop set in motion on October 7, 2023. Our leaders remain determined to bring all the…
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has a message for Israelis
Five years after his death, the UK’s beloved former chief rabbi is touching the country’s soul with his call to strengthen social bonds
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The Jewess Patriot: Should Jewish Groups Honor Charlie Kirk?
Should Jewish Groups Honor Charlie Kirk? It is now 2 months since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I will never forget the image of him grabbing his throat and falling back, much like many in my parents’ generation who witnessed live the…
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Archeology from the Future
Jerusalem, December 2387, Kislev 6148 The Times of Israel was founded in 2012. To celebrate our Trecentiseptuagintaquinquennial anniversary, we are excited to share the final clarification of a mystery that has baffled the Urban Archeology…
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