Magazine
Over 50 years later, Saul Bellow’s Israel observations remain strikingly relevant - review
The book’s enduring relevance has led its publishers, Penguin Random House, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first appearance by reissuing it in 2026.
Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids
Voices from the Arab Press: Hezbollah's retreat, Egypt's extremism problem, and Yemen's crossroads
Where life happens: New exhibit showcases everyday moments when something goes wrong
Parashat Ki Tavo: The finest generation
Elul's call to confession requires more than admitting failure. Authentic teshuva also means recognizing personal growth and the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of this generation.
Parashat Ki Tavo: The power of joy
Parashat Ki Tavo teaches that joy is not a luxury but a religious obligation, revealed through gratitude, generosity and serving God with a sincere and joyful heart.
After months apart on reserve duty, married Israeli couples face a new challenge at home
A 2024 study, published in Archives of Sexual Behavior, of couples during the current war found that wartime stress sharply reduces sexual well-being and emotional closeness.
'Kat World:' Artist Risa Brooke Oze turns wartime life in Israel into whiskered, cat-themed satire
Oze’s signature style filters big, uncomfortable themes through a distinctly feminine lens – bright, playful, and unmistakably her own.
'My Other Half': Sex, drugs, rock & roll, philosophy, and cynicism - book review
In My Other Half, the hero, Jake, eventually meets an unexpected fate in Jerusalem. Until then, he embarks on a hilarious series of decadent misadventures, some of which appear below.
Living better for longer: Israeli fitness experts on how to stay strong and healthy as you age
Longevity, which refers not only to the number of years a person lives but also to the number of years they stay healthy and active, is an increasingly important and popular topic today.
'Jerusalem of the Balkans': Exploring Thessaloniki's lost Jewish history - opinion
I had long wanted to visit the city where the port once closed on Shabbat, and where Jews were both longshoremen and leaders in commercial development.
As I turn 80, I hope my life is and continues to be a journey that inspires others - opinion
Will I ever be religious? I do not know. But, as Baruch ben Michael said in his Ethics, “All things perfect are as difficult as they are rare.”
'Our Partisan Kingdom' and 'Written in a Barn': Holocaust survival up close and personal - review
An American octogenarian oleh, born in a DP camp in Italy, offers his Holocaust survivor parents’ tales to the world.
'Children of Abraham': Over a millennium of Jewish-Muslim relations - review
The French have a saying: “Tout comprendre c’est tout pardonner” (to understand all is to forgive all). Marc David Baer's work may help many on that journey.
