The Blogs: The Nordic Rift: How Scandinavia Estranged Israel | Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
The Postwar Consensus and Shared IdealismIn the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the nations of the…
The Blogs: A Bright Life in Israel, Darkened by Pain from the Past | Steve North
I always thought of him as one of the youngest people who was directly impacted by the Holocaust,…
The Blogs: Did Vikings Reach Israel Long Before the Crusades? | Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
While our title invites a simple answer, the historical record resists one. Our contemporary imagination of the Viking…
The Blogs: The road to Israel ran through Ceuta | Yaroslav Mar
Whenever Madrid and Jerusalem quarrel — which under Pedro Sánchez is most weeks — a familiar chorus starts…
The Blogs: Nolan’s Odyssey, Israel’s Nostos | Ari Melnik
Like much of the rest of the planet, I went to see the massively hyped new adaptation of…
The Blogs: America’s Jewish Innovation | Eric M. Leiderman
The Lakeside Amphitheater, Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, Wingdale, New York. Digital photograph by Eric M. Leiderman, Summer…
The Blogs: Tzur Misgabi – Strengthening Jewish Life in Judea | Linda Pardes Friedburg
“Behold, Hashem your God has given you the Land. Go up and inherit it, as Hashem the God…
Can Israel heal its divisions before it’s too late? Lessons from Tisha B’Av
According to a well-known folk tale, Napoleon once passed a synagogue on Tisha B’Av and was surprised to…
The Blogs: The Third Temple | Adam Hummel
This is a suggested address by President Herzog to the nation on the 80th anniversary of the bombing…
The Blogs: The Second Question | Matthew Robin
The Times of Israel recently interviewed Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Democratic nominee for a congressional district in New…
The heavy price of historical denialism for both Israelis and Palestinians
“Don’t know much about history,” songster Sam Cooke’s timeless line from the last century, emerged this week as…
What Tisha B’Av and Lamentations teach about Israel’s foreign policy
Every year on the fast day of Tisha B’Av, which this year will be marked next Thursday, millions…