Magazine

Daniel Silva's newest novel 'Ransom' proves to be a superb and timely spy thriller - review

The action in 'Ransom' moves effortlessly across Europe. England, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands all feature – even the Luxembourg embassy in London.

10 DOWNING STREET, the residence of Britian’s prime ministers, is the site of an ingenious Russian drone attack in the plot of ‘Ransom.’
WOMEN AT a meeting of the Jerusalem Barnard Book Club.

English-language book clubs across Israel keep Anglo women on the same page

IDF CONVOY of supplies on the Burma Road to Jerusalem during the War of Independence, June 14, 1948.

Clearing the shadow: Celebrated American Col. David ‘Mickey’ Marcus’s true contribution to the IDF

One of Barbara (Bracha) Hines's painting, entitled ‘Grant Our Heart Understanding.’

Barbara 'Bracha' Hines: Painting her way from Florida to Jerusalem


Fighting for belonging: A Jewish boxer's extraordinary journey through poverty, faith, and tragedy

Within a decade, Yuri Foreman became a world champion, representing a country where he had once struggled to feel accepted and carving out a place in the long history of Jewish boxing.

CELEBRATING HIS VICTORY over Daniel Santos in Las Vegas on Nov. 14, 2009, alongside legendary promoter Bob Arum, after becoming Israel’s first major professional boxing world champion. Arum had told Foreman that promoting a Jewish world champion was one of his ambitions.

Politics, punditry, and parenthood: Living life through country music - opinion

To this day, I still prefer cold Coke to white wine. And as far as music is concerned, I have fallen deeply in love with the country song, which some would say is even less refined than pop.

Cartoon drawing of a bearded cowboy wearing a red-and-white cowboy hat, holding a can while declining a glass of wine being poured from a bottle, with the word "Country" and an American flag guitar in the background.

Ten steps back, one step forward: Meditations on pain, uncertainty, and recovery - opinion

The pain after my recent bowel surgery was devastating. For weeks, nothing seemed to help, even while I was hospitalized and had access to the best drugs.

OPTALGIN WAS out.

In the kitchen with Henny: Short Friday shortcuts for Shabbat preparation

These shorter Fridays are going to take some getting used to, but the good news is that by the time we adjust, the days will already be getting longer again!

Henny Shor.

Turkish delight: A top-notch Israeli meal at Tel Aviv's Turkish Grill - review

At Turkish Grill, we had a very enjoyable meal with good service, excellent food, and a friendly ambiance – everything a good meal out should be.

Salad dish from Turkish Grill in Tel Aviv.

Sneak preview: Excerpt from ‘Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard: A Jerusalem Love Story'

"There is still a bloodstain, in the shape of my neighbor, on the stone floor by the stone steps leading up to my teal door and shattered garden."

FAIRY LIGHTS IN GOD’S BACKYARD:  A JERUSALEM LOVE STORY By Sarah Tuttle Singer.

New book 'Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard' is messy, beautiful, and full of light - review

'Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard: A Jerusalem Love Story' is about love, loss, friendship, motherhood, faith, trauma, survival, and the peculiar magic of ordinary life in Jerusalem.

CITY OF CONTRASTS: Sarah Tuttle-Singer walks the Old City streets next to an Arab Muslim woman.

Jewish leaders for social change: Nine of history's most influential Jewish activists

From the beginning, the Jewish people have been improving the world and enriching lives at the forefront of virtually every major advance, cause, or social movement in world history. 

BARON EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD on the NIS 500 banknote issued by the Bank of Israel in 1982.

When Jewish teachers fight back: American Jewish teachers push back against antisemitism - opinion

Instead of buckling under hostile conditions, educators in the Jewish Affairs Caucus decided to stay and write new anti-discrimination protections into the NEA's governing documents.

Members of the National Education Association and allies in Congress rally outside Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Parashat Vayera: What a vote cannot decide

God gifted us with traits that distinguish us from the rest of creation: self-awareness, complex emotions, cognitive speech, creativity, imagination, dreams, and political instincts.

‘BRINGING BACK the optimism: Women are going out to vote, Oct. 27!’ reads a sign at a Tel Aviv park.