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The Jerusalem Report
Survival guide for the soul
When the living room becomes a classroom, an office, and an emotional mamad
4 min |
March 06, 2026
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Patience pays off
Had Adam and Eve waited just a few hours, they would have been permitted to eat from the tree
4 min |
March 06, 2026
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What made Oct. 7 possible?
A renowned historian's scholarly work examines alarming trends to watch out for
4 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Mirilashvili breaks his silence
He insists he does not direct Channel 14, defends its role during the judicial reform fight, and argues Israel's legal system needs deep changes - intriguing figure Mikhael Mirilashvili in a dramatic, exclusive interview
10+ min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Why young Iranians, Americans, and Israelis give me hope
I am writing this from a hotel near John F. Kennedy International Airport in frigid New York, where I’m stuck and devastated about missing the Purim holiday in Israel with my children.
4 min |
March 06, 2026
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The waves of healing
How a Chabad House in Panama built the world's most critical retreat model for IDF veterans
10+ min |
March 06, 2026
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How to refuse like it's 1974
New playbook for Jewish defiance on campus takes a page from Soviet refuseniks
3 min |
March 06, 2026
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The Haggadah as a theological argument
With Pessah right around the corner, it is the season when we return to the telling of the Exodus from Egypt. We read the same texts we have read since childhood, recite the same passages, and ask the same questions. What most of us are missing, year after year, is the Egyptian perspective.
3 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Israel's bus drivers have been trained by Mossad since 1949
For decades, passengers on Israeli buses have gripped handrails with white knuckles, braced against sudden lane changes that defy both physics and the Geneva Convention, and silently made peace with their maker somewhere between Herzliya and the Arlozorov terminal.
4 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Fear and the choice of courage
Moses' delay in returning from the mountain unsettled the young nation. Had he been lost in the fire atop Sinai during the revelation? How could we survive without the leader who had confronted an empire, split the sea, and ascended the heavens?
5 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Iran: You are SO not invited to my sons' bar mitzvah
Coping in that fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants wartime way
6 min |
March 06, 2026
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Chabad reveals decades-old human-alien shidduch service
When former US president Barack Obama confirmed last week that extraterrestrial life is real, the world asked many questions. Scientists asked how. Governments asked where. And Chabad, quietly, asked: finally, can we talk about this?
2 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Compliments to the chef
LARRY LISS FROM WASHINGTON, DC TO JERUSALEM, 2016
7 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Missiles. Trump. Halacha
There was something surreal in Israel’s bomb shelters this past Shabbat.
4 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Sushi in Har Homa
I first heard about Sushi Bayit Vegan - Har Homa from food blogger Shimshon Leshinsky, who seems to visit every new restaurant as soon as it opens. He also lives in Har Homa, which now has about 37,000 people and very few restaurants.
2 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
How Iran and Israel once shared a future
And might do so again
3 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Simple meals for hectic times
I am writing this between sirens and trips down to the bomb shelter, so forgive me if my thoughts feel a little interrupted. By the time you are reading this, I hope these days are behind us, and we are in a place of peace, calm, and redemption.
6 min |
March 06, 2026
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VOICES FROM THE ARAB PRESS
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world
10+ min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Israel adds 300 new forms to aliyah process
The Aliyah and Integration Ministry announced on Sunday a sweeping overhaul of the immigration process that will require future olim (new suckers - I mean, immigrants) to complete an additional 300 forms, visit 14 new government offices, and navigate a purpose-built telephone hotline that ministry officials describe as “deliberately Kafkaesque.”
4 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
From basement livestreams to political influence: A mother's view of her son's online crusade
'The Jerusalem Roast' interview with Nick Fuentes's mom
3 min |
March 06, 2026
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Knesset establishes new Protest Ministry
The Knesset has officially announced the establishment of a new ministry, the Protest Ministry, led by MK Riv Palaga. “Protests, both within our country and exported worldwide, are one of our most valuable commodities,” Palaga said during her swearing-in ceremony. “It will be an honor to lead our country in ensuring that our protests remain a highlight of Israeli society.”
2 min |
March 06, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Searching for Gavriel
A novel about the presence of an absence
4 min |
February 27, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
From outsider to old-timer
For nearly 20 years as The Jerusalem Post's diplomatic correspondent - a position I gave up six years ago, when the grueling demands of that beat took their toll - I traveled extensively with the prime ministers.
4 min |
February 27, 2026
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'A living bridge'
Maintaining morale & more
4 min |
February 27, 2026
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VOICES FROM THE ARAB PRESS
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world
10 min |
February 27, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Masks, music, and movement
Ten reasons to go out next week
4 min |
February 27, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Purim's many facets
An old friend of mine, Rabbi Richard Hammerman, and his wife, Sharon, are in Israel for a few weeks to spend time with their twin granddaughters in year programs, and to see Richard's brother and family, as well as other friends like myself, friends for over half a century.
5 min |
February 27, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Some souvenirs
Some people are serious collectors. I don't belong in that category. However, I do collect - not anything valuable, just sentimental objects that I can't throw away.
2 min |
February 27, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
Remember in order to preserve
It is a Jewish custom during the month of Adar to read four special portions, in addition to the weekly Torah portion, that relate to the themes of the season: Shekalim, Zachor, Para, and Ha-hodesh.
3 min |
February 27, 2026
The Jerusalem Report
'In Lithuania, there is institutional and legal antisemitism'
VILNIUS - In the forests surrounding the small Lithuanian town of Seduva, hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children were shot to death in the summer of 1941.
8 min |