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The secret of our strength: keeping the Western Wall a symbol of unity, not division

Opinion: In 2016, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the Western Wall compromise, proposing the Ezrat Yisrael plaza as a mixed-gender prayer space for diverse Jewish rituals; yesterday the Supreme Court ordered the government to implement it

Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin | 02.23.26

נוף המדבר בקרבת ערד. מה שרואים בסיור בשטח

Parshat Terumah: from servitude to creative contribution

This week's Torah portion recounts how Exodus traces a fundamental shift in the concept of labor: the transformation of labor from the curse of servitude into the dignity of meaningful creation

Michael Eisenberg | 02.20.26

Why a handshake became a national anxiety

A reserve duty reunion sparks a wider debate over 'shomer negiah,' the Shin Bet handshake controversy and the clash between halakhah, human dignity and democratic norms in Israel’s public sphere — asking whether fear or trust will shape society

Rabbi Dr. Sharon Zeude Shalom | 02.16.26

UK court sentences ISIS supporters to 37 and 26 years for plot targeting Jews

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, planned to use automatic weapons to kill as many Jews as possible, a court heard, with the judge saying they came very close to carrying out the attack

Reuters | 02.13.26

Agam Berger receives the Voice of Jewish Identity Award at the 2026 Yael Awards. Photographed with Chaya Yosovich, CEO, Yael Foundation and Max Portelli, CFO of Soft2Bet

From Vienna to the Diaspora, the Yael Awards reflect a confident Jewish future

Educators from dozens of countries gathered in Vienna for the 2026 Yael Awards, highlighting how Jewish schools worldwide are strengthening identity through education, leadership and shared standards

ynet Global | 02.11.26

פיטורים אישה עצובה דיכאון אילוס אילוסטרציה

Goodbye to the average worker

As of this moment, AI may not steal your job, but someone who knows how to use it better than you certainly might. Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool, perhaps the most powerful we have ever created, but it is a tool, not destiny.

Keren Shahar | 02.07.26

We are not liked: from the Holocaust to Oct. 7, a Jewish reality

Opinion: From centuries of persecution to the aftermath of Oct. 7, antisemitism persists regardless of Jewish conduct or contribution; here's what history reveals about the dangers of relying on the world’s approval

Nira Broner Worcman | 02.07.26

Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations, says claims are part of a 'smear campaign'

Jewish British author denies nearly two-year-old allegations, calling them a smear campaign that ignored evidence; says time out of spotlight let him focus on writing, fatherhood and faith that the truth would eventually come to light

ynet | 02.03.26

גרג בובינו מפקד מבצע הגירוש ב מיניאפוליס מינסוטה ארה"ב

Senior US Border Patrol official mocks Jewish US prosecutor in Minnesota for observing Sabbath

Gregory Bovino, who is leading deportation operations in Minnesota, used the phrase 'the chosen people', noted that criminals don't take the Sabbath off and implied that Rosen’s religious observance was obstructing law enforcement

Daniel Edelson, New York | 02.01.26

The hidden story of the 'Austrian Anne Frank' revealed

Leokadia Justman fled with her father from Poland to Austria, where she was imprisoned, documenting the daily lives of women in jail and her escape in poems first written on her cell walls, until she was given a notebook despite regulations

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 01.28.26

The Agriculture Festival in the Central Arava

Israel’s largest agricultural exhibition returns for Tu Bishvat

The event will draw ministers, members of Knesset and local authority heads, alongside leaders of agricultural organizations, CEOs from the water, agriculture, mechanization, automation and off-road vehicle sectors, as well as startups, researchers and farmers

ynet Global | 01.23.26

Volunteering, heritage and a proposal: a love story born in northern Israel

A Sukkot volunteer program in Safed brought together young Jews from Amsterdam and Washington, D.C., turning shared work, Jewish learning and connection to northern Israel into an engagement and a new life as olim in Jerusalem

ynet Global | 01.15.26

Hot, Jewish and everywhere: Odessa A’zion is Hollywood’s next star

Born into a Hollywood dynasty but determined to earn her place, Odessa A’zion changed her name, faced online backlash and broke through with Marty Supreme and HBO’s I Love LA, becoming impossible to miss and far more than a nepo baby

Smadar Shiloni | 01.04.26

'Not Christian': This is what Novy God celebrates

As immigrants from the former Soviet Union marked Novy God on New Year’s Eve, Alex Rif said ignorance and prejudice persist in Israel around the civic, family holiday, which she stresses is not a Christian observance; it's a literal translation of New Year

Alexandra Lukash | 01.01.26

Farmer accused of destroying 150-year-old Jewish cemetery in Ukraine

Local historians say a farmer in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region seized land where a Jewish cemetery once stood, destroyed the gravestones and plowed the site, prompting a complaint to local police

Itamar Eichner | 12.30.25

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