Grapevine: Plea for mercy
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israel should consider changing Hatikvah as its national anthem - opinion
If we want everyone to sing Israel's national anthem with pride and a sense of belonging, we must agree to change.
Israel needs tikkun olam, not silence about its problems - opinion
From Jewish terrorism to political demonization, Israel must face its internal problems to begin repairing them.
Grapevine: Kafka in Jerusalem
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Meet the Jewish-Arab initiatives caring for Palestinian kids – opinion
Few realize that Israeli volunteers are currently filling up backpacks with all sorts of goodies for West Bank and Gaza children ahead of the school year
Grapevine: Condolences to Lion
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Tracing roots: Why every Jew should reclaim family histories disrupted by the Holocaust - opinion
Among Jews, tracing ancestry is a voyage of discovery. Many Jews of European background grew up believing that their relatives on both sides of their families had been murdered during the Holocaust
Grapevine: Nahlaot journeys
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Holocaust survivor rescued by Chief Rabbi Herzog reunites with his grandson, President Herzog
David Danieli survived the Holocaust, was rescued by Rabbi Isaac Herzog’s committee, and later immigrated to Israel. Eighty years after the rescue train departed Poland, he met Herzog’s grandson.
The best person for the role - comment
In delegating ministerial portfolios, the prime minister should forget about jobs for the boys and appoint the most suitable people from those who received the most votes in the primaries.
