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In the kitchen with Henny: Meatless meals for the Nine Days that go beyond pasta and cheese

From tuna patties and watermelon salad to fresh rolls and cinnamon buns, these recipes make meatless meals easier during the Nine Days.

Watermelon feta salad.
‘SS EXODUS,’ now derelict, in Haifa Port, 1952.

This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers

SEVENTY LANGUAGES?

Parashat Devarim: Always relevant

That balcony: We drink it in.

A Shabbat with a view: Falling for Hotel Beit Shmuel, one balcony at a time - review


Ototo Asian experience: Fantastic sushi in Rehovot - restaurant review

The menu is extensive, with many kinds of sushi, both rolls and nigiri, as well as other Japanese offerings like gyoza, bao buns, and ramen.

Ototo restaurant in Rehovot.

Wine Talk: Make me a match

If all this sounds too serious, then note this slogan: “Match the wine to mood, not to food.”

LIGHT MEAL with a light wine: Rose is always a good option.

Will Israel stand alone for Somaliland? - opinion

If Israel truly believes Somaliland deserves a seat among the family of nations, then it cannot stop at the bilateral opening of embassies and exchange of ambassadors.

STRATEGIC CHOKEPOINT: A Puntland Marine officer patrols the Bosasso coastline in the Red Sea against ISIS, in Bari Region in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, Jan. 2025.

A gift of light and love: A grandmother's tribute to a beloved grandson

While we did not get the big miracle that we all had hoped and prayed for, we were blessed to have many minutes, hours, days, and even weeks of joy and smaller miracles.

YISHAI, ‘OUR sweet pea.

Happicerie: Brunch at a ‘happy grocery’ in Netanya - restaurant review

We sat out on the terrace, enjoying the warm spring sunshine and the two cappuccinos with which we initiated this culinary adventure.

Happ

A Lebanese Christian fled from Hezbollah - and found refuge in Israel

On May 24-25, we marked the anniversary of Israel’s hasty withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, and with it, bringing thousands of Lebanese Christians to Israel. Here is the story of one young man.

POST-ISRAELI withdrawl in May 2000, a donkey survives in a minefield in the south Lebanon village of Aytaroun.

Packing list: A Cyprus wartime getaway couldn't provide an escape from Israel - opinion

My wife, Jody, and I started planning the trip in January, but when the war with Iran broke out, we didn't feel comfortable finishing our booking not knowing if we'd still be at war.

DINING POOLSIDE with wife Jody

What the Israelites' greatest failure can teach us about today's uncertainty - opinion

Dreams are perfect. Reality is not. Reality demands sacrifice, perseverance, and the courage to confront uncertainty.

 SCRIBES FINISH writing a Torah scroll.

The US-Israel alliance reached a military peak, but its political future is under threat - analysis

There’s no denying the historic trust and battlefield cooperation during the recent war with Iran. Yet future prospects for Washington’s support are bleak.

A PLACARD sends a clear message featuring US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as protesters gather near the UN office during US-Iran nuclear talks, in Geneva, Feb. 17.

Parashat Beha'alotcha: The courage to see beyond

The Menorah in Zechariah’s vision still burns. Its message still endures. And it still calls to each of us: light the flame. Raise it high.

The menorah-inscribed stone door discovered in Tiberias, December 2017