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Music for a cause: Gil Shohat, Tali Ketzef to perform Hanukkah benefit concert

The duo will premiere one of their newest programs, featuring popular operatic arias alongside favorites associated with more recent composers and singers.

 GIL SHOHAT
'The original division of responsibilities could no longer be sustained.'

Parashat Toldot: Choosing Jacob's path to redemption

The story of Jonah, from Shira Greenspan and Rinal Gilboa's series of Bible stories for Jewish chidren.

'My First Tanakh Stories': Bible stories for young kids and their grandparents - review

When a father’s silence becomes his son’s downfall.

Dvar Haftarah: When a father’s silence becomes his son’s downfall


Two republics, one covenant: Why the US-Israel alliance is bigger than politics - opinion

On America’s 250th anniversary, the US-Israel bond is more than an alliance – and more tested than ever

The 2020 Abraham Accords demonstrated what American and Israeli strength and innovation can produce when both are applied with confidence.
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Beyond the Headlines: A fallen soldier's widow remarries, stories of renewal inspire - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

The wedding of Miriam Shani and Ofek Dotan at the Kedar sheep farm near Ma'ale Adumim, June 2026.

What Rabbi Jonathan Sacks tried to teach us before October 7 - opinion

Sacks dedicated his life to teaching that covenant is stronger than politics, and that Jewish survival depends not on uniformity but on mutual responsibility.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Huvy Elisha and the enduring power of Biblical Art in Jerusalem

Ishai Elisha.

Meeting our ancient cousins: What the Samaritans can teach about Jewish continuity - opinion

The existence of the Samaritans reminds us that possessing a text is not enough. The greater wonder is the survival of a people and a living tradition.

Samaritans are seen celebrating Shavuot.

Texas creates required reading list that includes Anne Frank and the Bible

Other books on the list include "Charlotte’s Web" by E. B. White and “Animal Farm” by George Orwell.

The Texas flag waves during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on February 28, 2026 in Austin, Texas; Illustrative.

Ancient stone at Tel Eton may provide new proof of King Hezekiah’s religious reform, study suggests

The stone, known also as a massebah, was discovered during excavations of the First Temple era site, inside a large residence named by archaeologists as "Building 101," or the Governor's Residency.

Composite Aerial Photo of Building 101, Tel Eton, June 23, 2026.

Parashat Hukat haftarah: The argument that persists

The conclusion is clear: a nation that attacks another in an attempt to annihilate it forfeits its claims to protection. Israel did not conquer out of ambition. It defended itself.

 IDF soldiers from the 146th Reserves Division begin operations in southern Lebanon.

Christian Zionists confront a crisis inside their own camp - analysis

At the ICEJ Jerusalem Summit, pastors, theologians, and Jewish leaders warned that antisemitism and replacement theology are gaining ground inside parts of the Christian world.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the ICEJ summit between June 9 and 11.

Thoughts on viewing the Great Isaiah Scroll - opinion

There is much more to be learned about the history of the Hebrew nation, its literature, and even geography from the Great Isaiah Scroll.

A restorer works on a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem