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Po Ljubljani rastejo stolpnice kot v New Yorku, še ena načrtovana tudi v Šiški

Po Ljubljani rastejo stolpnice kot v New Yorku, še ena načrtovana tudi v Šiški

V Ljubljani je v prihodnjih letih načrtovana gradnja več stolpnic z različnimi funkcijami, tudi stanovanjsko-poslovne stolpnice C-Tower na...

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Dnevnik

Neža Mrevlje

Shavuot, an Almost Forgotten Festival

The Jewish calendar contains three major pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot, collectively known as the Shalosh Regalim, the “Three...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Wenick

VOX POPULI: Neymar’s return revives debate over a politically divisive jersey

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

A Jewish Country Song

I began writing this on Friday, May 15, while at the airport. “A Jewish Country Song”, Sitting in Newark en route to Florida. Meeting my mother at...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonathan Freirich

IDF intercepts all ships in Gaza-bound flotilla, over 400 activists being transferred to Israel

IDF intercepts all ships in Gaza-bound flotilla, over 400 activists being transferred to Israel

Foreign Ministry denounces Global Sumud Flotilla’s attempt to break blockade as ‘a PR stunt at the service of Hamas,’ stresses rubber bullets...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

Po Ljubljani rastejo stolpnice kot v New Yorku, še ena načrtovana tudi v Šiški

Po Ljubljani rastejo stolpnice kot v New Yorku, še ena načrtovana tudi v Šiški

V Ljubljani je v prihodnjih letih načrtovana gradnja več stolpnic z različnimi funkcijami, tudi stanovanjsko-poslovne stolpnice C-Tower na...

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Dnevnik

Neža Mrevlje

The Paradoxical Effect of Halakhic Boundaries

Comprehension explains some, but not all, boundaries imposed by halakhah, whose legal prohibitions can  paradoxically behave as moral foundries,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gershon Hepner

Court says committee’s vetting of Mossad chief appointment ‘deficient,’ asks for review

Court says committee’s vetting of Mossad chief appointment ‘deficient,’ asks for review

High Court recommends appointments panel examine new documents, interview two key figures over affair at heart of petitions against Maj. Gen....

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

The Bankers of Hastings: What the Bayeux Tapestry Doesn’t Show You

This September, the Bayeux Tapestry returns to English soil for the first time in nearly a thousand years. Seven and a half million visitors are...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

What We Are Forgetting: A Requiem for Israel and America

What We Are Forgetting: A Requiem for Israel and America

There is a photograph sitting on my desk as I write this. It is from 1948, the year Israel declared itself into existence and was immediately fighting...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Janet Bond Brill

Demystifying Gender

Demystifying Gender

How a Grammatical Word Became a Metaphysical System Many people struggle to grasp the concept of gender — myself included. There are countless...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan Bassov

Anti-Israel ‘squad’ member Chris Rabb wins Democratic Congress nod in Pennsylvania

Anti-Israel ‘squad’ member Chris Rabb wins Democratic Congress nod in Pennsylvania

Backed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and far-left streamer Hasan Piker, Rabb made opposition to Israel and AIPAC central to campaign; facing no...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Turning Towards Those in Need at a Time of Revelation

Turning Towards Those in Need at a Time of Revelation

There are moments that feel so surreal that, even years later, you find yourself recalling them almost in disbelief, grateful that you have photos to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David weisberg

V Sloveniji cene goriva gor, na Hrvaškem dol

V Sloveniji cene goriva gor, na Hrvaškem dol

Na maloprodajne cene goriv tako v Sloveniji kot na Hrvaškem vplivajo predvsem borzne cene surove nafte oziroma naftnih derivatov na mediteranski...

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Dnevnik

Sebastjan Morozov

Ahead of Shavuot, a Jerusalem cheesecake tour offers a slice of the city’s sweet side

Ahead of Shavuot, a Jerusalem cheesecake tour offers a slice of the city’s sweet side

Sampling 14 different cakes at seven capital cafes and bakeries, kosher food influencer Jamie Geller explores recipes and history as she looks to...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Levi in desni koncepti

Levi in desni koncepti

Pred kratkim je na TV visokošolski profesor, ki se uvršča na politično levico, trdil, da ni razlike v konceptih med slovensko levico in desnico.

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Dnevnik

Bogdan Biščak

Naso and Ruth : A Season for Reflection

Almost four years ago, in June 2022, I began writing a blog for the TOI. At the time, I did not imagine it would become a weekly practice—one in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Naomi Graetz

The Sacred Memory of Maximilian Kolbe

The Sacred Memory of Maximilian Kolbe

Holocaust cinema repeatedly confronts a problem that is artistic, moral, and historiographical at once: the catastrophe exceeds ordinary narrative...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kelsey maurine brickl

Be Yourself, Because Everyone Else Is Taken

Lessons on Confidence, Networking, Faith, and Human Connection from My Conversation with Chris Haroun Today I had the privilege of interviewing Chris...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Avi Schwartz

It Would Be Wise: Israel’s Prenatal Culture and the Limits of Medical Certainty

It Would Be Wise: Israel’s Prenatal Culture and the Limits of Medical Certainty

“If an ultrasound demonstrated conjoined twins,” a lecturer remarked during class, “the mother would be wise to terminate the pregnancy.” I...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sophie frankenthal gutstein

(POGLED) Kolumna Petre Juvančič: Od česa bomo bolje živeli: razvoja ali ideologije?

(POGLED) Kolumna Petre Juvančič: Od česa bomo bolje živeli: razvoja ali ideologije?

Razprava o razvojni kapici, ki je del interventnega zakona, ni nova, a žal enako ideološka kot že zadnjih 30 let. Ob tem si moramo priznati nekaj...

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Večer

Petra Juvančič

The Double Bind of Beauty Work

The Double Bind of Beauty Work

Pressures to look our best compete with other pressures to be authentic.

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Psychology Today

Richard H. Smith Ph.d

Hong Kong’s Future Beyond China: A UK-Based Charter City Vision

Hong Kong’s Future Beyond China: A UK-Based Charter City Vision

Hong Kong’s shrinking autonomy has revived constitutional imaginaries of Crown Dependency and diaspora governance beyond Chinese rule.

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E-International

Ka Hang Wong

US Senate advances measure curbing Trump’s Iran war powers, nearly along party lines

US Senate advances measure curbing Trump’s Iran war powers, nearly along party lines

GOP’s Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, fresh off primary loss to Trump-backed opponent, joins three Republicans in backing move; three absent senators...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Sally Rooney to publish novel in Hebrew with ‘BDS-compliant’ Israeli publisher

Irish literary star says publishing ‘Intermezzo’ in Hebrew through November Books is compatible with the boycott campaign, after declining to...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Silow-Carroll

The World in Limbo

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” (1). One can find many periods in History which could be compared to the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jean Pierre Braun

Dismantling the Islamic Republic Requires More Than Force — It Requires a Plan

The military campaign against the Islamic Republic has degraded its conventional capabilities. Over 8,000 targets struck. A navy eliminated. The...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sara ghavimi

Harry Styles says ‘correct’ after concertgoer in Amsterdam yells ‘Viva Palestina’

Harry Styles says ‘correct’ after concertgoer in Amsterdam yells ‘Viva Palestina’

Expression of support for chant marks first time the English pop star has publicly weighed in on the Israel-Palestinian conflict

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The Times of Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg

Opinion – The Enlisting of Indonesia’s Islamic Organisations for the Gaza Board of Peace Charter

Faith-based organisations have become integral components of a foreign policy legitimation process that are mobilised when decisions require religious...

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E-International

Estalia rona ratu roy

(POGLED) Kolumna Karle Zajc Berzelak: Kocka je padla

(POGLED) Kolumna Karle Zajc Berzelak: Kocka je padla

"Jaz sem kralj in ne preostane mi drugega, kot da sem kralj še naprej. Če kdo drug hoče, čakam. Nobeden? Kralj sem torej jaz." (Dominik...

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Večer

Karla Zajc Berzelak

NYT: Israeli-developed war plans sought to have Ahmedinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed

NYT: Israeli-developed war plans sought to have Ahmedinejad run Iran after Khamenei killed

US Senate advances resolution limiting Trump’s powers to wage war against Iran * Trump-backed candidate in Kentucky defeats incumbent Thomas Massie,...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Social Media Is Misinforming You About Relationships

Social Media Is Misinforming You About Relationships

Why the content you’re seeing may be anti-relationship.

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Psychology Today

Liesel Sharabi Ph.d

A Proud Judaism is the Response to Islamophobia

A Proud Judaism is the Response to Islamophobia

As Jews we must condemn attacks like those we saw at the San Diego Islamic Center the other day in the strongest terms. I certainly condemn them as an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Aaron Benson

Orthodox’s Misplaced Outreach

Orthodoxy’s Misplaced Outreach We observant Jews spend the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot trying to elevate our spiritual side, in preparation...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joshua Z. Rokach

Lithuania Cannot Criminalize Jewish Memory

Lithuania Cannot Criminalize Jewish Memory

The Fridman prosecution is not law. It is state mythology enforced by criminal statute. Lithuania does not merely remember the Forest Brothers. It...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

من مكافحة الإرهاب التقليدية إلى تفكيك الشبكات العابرة للحدود

أعلنت دولة الإمارات، منذ أيام، إدراج 16 فرداً و5 كيانات على قائمة الإرهاب المحلية،...

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العين الإخبارية

د. خلفان سلطان الكندي

I prefer to wait for Moshiach at home instead of the ER, thanks

Spoiler: I didn’t die. And now that we’ve cleared that up, the most rebellious thing I’ve done in a while is leave the hospital against medical...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

The Remake: American Religion in Transition

 As leaders are set to gather in a few days to launch the third iteration of “Recharging Reform Judaism,” what are some of the core trends and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steven Windmueller

Anti-Israel Republican Thomas Massie loses primary to Trump-backed candidate

Anti-Israel Republican Thomas Massie loses primary to Trump-backed candidate

Lawmaker from Kentucky, who was only member of US House to vote against resolution affirming Israel’s right to exist, says he had to find his...

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The Times of Israel

Philissa Cramer

From Lab to Life: Coffee’s Health Benefits

From Lab to Life: Coffee’s Health BENEFITS These days, it seems as if the world runs on hydrocarbons – and the price of oil reflects an apparent...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Maital

The two deaths of Megillat Rut

They say you die twice: once when you stop breathing, and again when your name is spoken for the last time. Megillat Rut doesn’t open this way, but...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ruthie Hollander

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

After prevailing in its court fight with Elon Musk, OpenAI — the ChatGPT maker valued at $852 billion — remains on track for what could be one of...

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Japan Today

Barbara Ortutay

President Trump, Please Get Off Your Seesaw

President Trump, Please Get Off Your Seesaw

It seems that every week or two, President Trump starts a cycle of threatening Iran with a military attack, and then a deferment because he says they...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lawrence A Frazin

Dial M for Metrics: The Capital Illusion of Wall Street’s MacGuffin

In Alfred Hitchcock’s cinematic universe, a MacGuffin is an object, a secret, or a collection of papers that everyone on screen frantically chases,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael mosley

Boštjan Noč, prvi slovenski in evropski čebelar: Na forumu, kjer se bodo le fotografirali, me ne bo

Boštjan Noč, prvi slovenski in evropski čebelar: Na forumu, kjer se bodo le fotografirali, me ne bo

Danes praznujemo deveti svetovni dan čebel, ki ga je na pobudo Slovenije razglasila Organizacija združenih narodov. Ob tej priložnosti bo v...

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Dnevnik

Tatjana Pihlar

Subedei, Moscow in flames, and Russia’s new medal for war

Subedei, Moscow in flames, and Russia’s new medal for war

In Russia, the authorities have decided to establish an order named after Subedei — a 13th-century Mongol commander, one of the main military...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

The Need to Rediscover Clarity

Everyone keeps asking what is happening to the Jewish community. We talk constantly about antisemitism. We talk about the Mandanis of the world, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anna steinberg

Not everyone will need a Trump IRA

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The Korea Times

Allison Schrager

The Migration Problem in Japan: A General Overview

The Migration Problem in Japan: A General Overview

The Migration Problem in Japan: A General Overview The global migration problem has not spared Japan, one of the world’s economic leaders. The...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov