Lihi Lapid: ‘It’s okay not to be so perfect’
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Israeli author and newspaper columnist Lihi Lapid is on the beach at Tel Aviv. It’s between Rosh ...
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Sukkot in Israel
Haredi men at the “four species” market in the Hasidic town of Bnei Brak, Israel, on Sept. 17. (Photo: Yaakov ...
At UN, Netanyahu keeps focus on Iran
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking to the U.N. General Assembly, urged the international community to "check your ...
'The Ambassador': A fanciful action adventure
The Ambassador, by Yehuda Avner and Matt Rees, Toby Press, 339 pages, $29.95 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER One of Jewish ...
At end of life, Oliver Sacks craved gefilte fish
By BRIAN SCHAEFER (JTA) — On Aug. 30, at age 82, noted neurologist and author Dr. Oliver Sacks succumbed to ...
HaZamir teen choir to begin new season
The Minneapolis/St. Paul chapter of HaZamir: The International Jewish High School Choir, conducted by Cantor Audrey Abrams, will begin its ...
Bringing the Ethio-jazz, soul and a whole lot more
Israeli singer Ester Rada will unveil her unique musical brew at the Cedar By MORDECAI SPECKTOR On her 2014 eponymous ...
What America will offer Israel after the Iran deal
President Barack Obama seems ready to offer an array of security enhancements to reassure Israel and other regional allies By ...
Editorial: Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has caused a stir with his revelations that Israel planned to attack Iran on ...
Why Hamas and Israel may be secretly negotiating
Arabic news sources reported that an agreement is near, but Netanyahu’s office says its policy of non-negotiation with Hamas had ...
