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The warmth of community, the heat of hostility: Yona Speidel’s Jewish journey

The warmth of community, the heat of hostility: Yona Speidel’s Jewish journey

Prominent transgender Emmy-nominated television writer and producer formerly known as Our Lady J speaks about finding her place in Judaism, even as...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

World Cup 2026: Argentina prepares to take on Cape Verde. What’s the latest?

World Cup 2026: Argentina prepares to take on Cape Verde. What’s the latest?

The Argentine men’s national football team is set to take on Cape Verde on Friday, aiming to reach the World Cup 2026 round of 16. The match is set...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

One Thousand Days of War: Why “Israel” Failed to Defeat Palestine

One Thousand Days of War: Why “Israel” Failed to Defeat Palestine

July 3 marks one thousand days since the beginning of the genocidal war in Gaza. It also compels us to acknowledge an undeniable reality: despite...

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Middle East Monitor

Sayid Marcos Tenorio

Europe’s AI Dolce Vita?

Europe’s AI Dolce Vita?

PARIS—In many respects, the European Union appears likely to become one of the AI revolution’s biggest losers, with China and the United States...

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Project Syndicate

Kenneth Rogoff

When July 4 Coincides with Shabbat…

If ever Americans needed to celebrate July 4, this is the year. And if ever American Jews needed to observe July 4, this is absolutely the year. We...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joshua Hammerman

Parashat Pinchas: The Covenant Born After the Cut

Parashat Pinchas: The Covenant Born After the Cut

There are moments when everything appears to function, even as something deep has already fractured. The camp breathes; people walk and eat and speak....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yosef B. Moran

US national studying at Jerusalem’s Mir yeshiva charged with spying for Iran

US national studying at Jerusalem’s Mir yeshiva charged with spying for Iran

Eli Levon, 21, allegedly sent pictures via Telegram of city sites including Central Bus Station, and hid a flash drive in a restaurant, in exchange...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

‘Extravagant ceremony for a dictator’: Some Iranians will avoid Khamenei’s funeral

‘Extravagant ceremony for a dictator’: Some Iranians will avoid Khamenei’s funeral

Tehran locals say streets are empty, nighttime checkpoints are back as many fear dangerous crowds, potential attacks; others lament lavish government...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Loeb’s UAP Advisory Council: NASA’s Distributed Model or the ODNI’s Centralized?

Loeb’s UAP Advisory Council: NASA’s Distributed Model or the ODNI’s Centralized Model? UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena): Is the Future in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rafi Glick

Was the 4th Good for the Jews?

Was the 4th Good for the Jews?

July 3-4, 2026 • 19 Tamuz 5786 • Pinchas (Num 25-30) The 4th of July, 1776, as an act of rebellion, triggered a war. The Star Spangled Banner...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander Seinfeld

Parentification and the Emotional Sandwich Generation

Parentification and the Emotional Sandwich Generation

Parenting your parents, your children, and yourself at the same time.

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Psychology Today

Lauren Dennelly Ph.d

Argentine government announces private project to build nuclear reactor

Argentine government announces private project to build nuclear reactor

Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced that a United States-based private company plans to invest US$1.2 billion to build a small modular reactor...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

The Horrors of the Empty Office Building in 'Backrooms'

The Horrors of the Empty Office Building in 'Backrooms'

How a new horror movie taps into our anxieties about AI and the future of jobs.

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Psychology Today

Troy Rondinone Ph.d

Beyond Military Operations: Rethinking Pakistan's Counterterrorism Strategy

Beyond Military Operations: Rethinking Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Strategy The year 2026 marked a troubling period for Pakistan’s internal...

20

New Eastern Outlook

Abbas Hashemite

Napísali sme botovi, že máme trinásť. Ponúkol nám sex

Brzdu pritom mal, od samovraždy odhováral

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SME.sk

Lívia Halmkan

ChatGPT, Why Do I Feel This Way?

ChatGPT, Why Do I Feel This Way?

AI validation feels good, but it can reinforce blind spots instead of growth.

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Psychology Today

Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

Od petka do petka: nočna avantura, zlomljen nos in dojenček s pivom

Od petka do petka: nočna avantura, zlomljen nos in dojenček s pivom

V tokratnem pregledu neobičajnih novic s področja črne kronike poročamo o nočnem spektaklu, ki ga je pred hotelom v Piranu izvedla vročekrvna...

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Dnevnik

Tamara Krivec

Ustavno sodišče naj bi novelo zakona o RTVS ocenilo kot skladno z ustavo

Ustavno sodišče naj bi novelo zakona o RTVS ocenilo kot skladno z ustavo

Ustavno sodišče, ki je februarja 2023 začasno zadržalo izvrševanje dela novele zakona o RTVS, tri mesece pozneje pa zadržanje razveljavilo, naj...

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Dnevnik

Sta

How Safe Are Today’s Blockbuster Tech Stocks?

How Safe Are Today’s Blockbuster Tech Stocks?

DARTMOUTH, UK—Questions about the financial implications of radical new technologies—AI, space travel, and their associated infrastructures, to...

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Project Syndicate

Barry Eichengreen

Israel, Palestine, and Canaan: Myth, Archaeology, History, and Geopolitics

Israel, Palestine, and Canaan: Myth, Archaeology, History, and Geopolitics

Who Belongs to the Levant? Why the Question Resists a Single Answer The competing claims to the Levant are routinely framed as a binary historical...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Keenan

Cynická obluda: Smeráčina týždňa tentokrát s remízou

Toto vyzerá na internú výzvu kolektívu znudeného tým, že im všetko prejde.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

The US War on Iran Continues

The US War on Iran Continues The US continues to playact diplomacy with Iran regarding the latest “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) signed, then...

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New Eastern Outlook

Brian Berletic

When Hate Becomes Social Media Policy

When Hate Becomes Social Media Policy

There was a time when social media promised to connect humanity. It promised dialogue, understanding, and the free exchange of ideas. It claimed to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

Macron’s final gift: A law for death

Macron’s final gift: A law for death

As the French parliament votes in favor of the legalization of euthanasia, the president’s decade in power solidifies its gloomy symbolism

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RT.com

Matthieu Buge

Fearless: The Anthology, by Ronnie Wood

Fearless: The Anthology, by Ronnie Wood

My parents, and all my family going back to the 1700s, were water gypsies. They lived on longboats and barges. My mum was born on a boat called the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hannah Gal

What I Learned in London in June 2026

What I Learned in London in June 2026

I was born and brought up in London in the years immediately after WWII, and left in 1965, so memories of the place are inextricably bound up with the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Far-right Alternative for Germany buoyant as it eyes slice of power in regional elections

Far-right Alternative for Germany buoyant as it eyes slice of power in regional elections

Anti-migration nationalist party upbeat ahead of weekend summit despite expected protests, as it looks to take state government in Saxony-Anhalt in...

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The Times of Israel

Geir Moulson

1 Habit Most Intelligent People Have In Common

1 Habit Most Intelligent People Have In Common

Intelligent individuals don't know how to be right—they know how to be wrong.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

Twenty Centuries of Being Looked At

How the gaze on the Jews was built, and the question it leaves What can a Jew do, standing in an inheritance of twenty centuries of being defined from...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Diego Serebrennik

Treasure Trove: Jabotinsky’s 1964 Return Home

Treasure Trove: Jabotinsky’s 1964 Return Home

Ze’ev Jabotinsky (1880-1940) was the founder of the Revisionist Zionist movement, the Betar youth movement and the Jewish legion of soldiers who...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Matlow

Pregnancy as a Motive for Murder

Pregnancy as a Motive for Murder

The warning sign isn't violence. It's a pregnancy he can't accept.

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Psychology Today

Joni E Johnston Psy.d

Israel: Four Nations Divided by a Common (Dis)Communication System

The recent news about social media has focused on various countries’ efforts to legislatively prohibit social media use by youngsters. That’s a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Do Seasoned Therapists Become Less Effective Over Time?

Do Seasoned Therapists Become Less Effective Over Time?

When it comes to therapy, practice may not always make perfect.

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Psychology Today

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d

The Rogue Trader Inside the Machine

Anyone who has watched a trader blow up a desk will recognize the pattern: mounting losses, narrowing options, the slow slide from discipline into...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

Stop Beating Yourself Up: Rewrite Your Inner Story

Stop Beating Yourself Up: Rewrite Your Inner Story

The story you tell yourself after a setback shapes what happens next.

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Psychology Today

Justin Kompf Ph.d

Abraham’s Three Ongoing Religions

Ashura marks the 10th day of the 1st month of Muharram, on the Islamic lunar calendar of 1448. Ashura for 2026 was observed on sundown of June 25th...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

(POGLED) Kolumna Suzane Žilič Fišer: Maribor ni več nekdanje industrijsko mesto, njegova največja moč je kultura

(POGLED) Kolumna Suzane Žilič Fišer: Maribor ni več nekdanje industrijsko mesto, njegova največja moč je kultura

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Večer

Suzana Žilič Fišer

Translating a People Is Lion-Sized

Translating a People Is Lion-Sized

What do I have in common with illustrious writer and translator, Yardenne Greenspan? I live in Japan while she’s in NYC. Yardenne holds her corner...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Melissa Uchiyama

Featured Post

Featured Post

JTA — Years ago, an Israeli colleague told me about the children’s book “Rivka’s First Thanksgiving.” Set in 1910, it tells the story of a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ethan Tucker

Krajina, ktorá si neverí, sa nemení

Snažili sme sa odpovedať aj na dôležitú otázku: akou krajinou sa chceme stať.

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SME.sk

Iva Kleinová

Z úsilia zastaviť násilie na ženách sa vyrobil boj proti „genderovej ideológii“ (píše Peter Weiss)

Prečo a ako sa ochrana proti „genderu“ stala dôležitejšou než ochrana žien pred násilím

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SME.sk

Peter Weiss

Máte na chrbte mínové pole? Nečakajte, kým začne vybuchovať

Snehulienky mali ostať doma

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SME.sk

Beata Balogová

The Blue-Collar Bridge: Rewriting Israel’s Domestic Labor Economy

The Blue-Collar Bridge: Rewriting Israel’s Domestic Labor Economy

For decades, the partnership between New Delhi and Jerusalem was defined by exclusivity. The relationship lived in the classified domains of defense...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ankit Gawande

Europe’s New German Question

Europe’s New German Question

FLORENCE/TURIN—Many European Union countries, starting with Germany, assume that higher defense spending will automatically generate the...

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Project Syndicate

Marco Buti

The Putin Escalation Risk

The Putin Escalation Risk

NEW YORK—With Russia under pressure on multiple fronts, President Vladimir Putin finds himself in a tighter spot than at any other moment of his...

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Project Syndicate

Ian Bremmer

Abyss

The testimonies of Ukraine’s war widows reveal the mortal risk of love and the possibility of dying while alive: a black pain Olga and her daughter...

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Aeon

Julie Reshe

Európa v zajatí paradoxov: keď tradiční lídri strácajú pevnú pôdu pod nohami

Po dvoch rokoch opúšťa londýnsky Downing Street Keir Starmer. Veľká Británia bude mať zakrátko nového premiéra – už siedmeho za...

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Pravda.sk

Svetozár Krno

Allegri ima nov klub v Italiji

Allegri ima nov klub v Italiji

Po Milanu in Juventusu bo Massimiliano Allegri vodil še enega italijanskega nogometnega velikana, Napoli. Klub je danes uradno potrdil njegov prihod....

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Dnevnik

Gte

The DSA Is Morally Wrong

About twenty-five years ago, I went to Austin to attend the Israel Block Party. Sponsored by the local Hillel, it is a festive gathering, featuring...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Saenger

A Yankee Doodle Dandy with a Hyphen Celebrates 250 and Looks Ahead

A couple of weeks of marvelous sounds, a new museum, exciting artwork, and capping off with the announced agreement to formally allocate the land for...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Heddy Breuer Abramowitz