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Jewish groups lead protest of hundreds outside Mamdani’s residence

Jewish groups lead protest of hundreds outside Mamdani’s residence

In first Jewish protest at mayor’s mansion, crowd chants ‘Mamdani’s got to go,’ amid increasing frustration in community with City Hall

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Antisemitic Congress candidate loses Texas primary but gets 40% of vote

Antisemitic Congress candidate loses Texas primary but gets 40% of vote

Maureen Galindo, who called for the imprisonment and castration of ‘billionaire Zionists,’ secures more than 5,700 votes in runoff election

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Just One More War – That's All

Just One More War – That's All

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Haaretz

Zvi Bar'el

Parkirnine: smo res tako premožni?

Parkirnine: smo res tako premožni?

Podporo referendumu za ljudem prijazno ureditev parkiranja lahko hitro podpišemo na upravni enoti Ljubljana na Linhartovi 13 do vključno četrtka,...

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Dnevnik

Pisma Bralcev

Converts Are God’s Gift to the Jewish People

The Hollywood Museum will host a centennial celebration honoring Marilyn Monroe, who was one of the most famous Hollywood converts to Judaism, on...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

AI and Its Discontents

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Project Syndicate

Ps Commentators

What Holds a People Together?

What Holds a People Together?

Beha’alotecha 5786 and the Challenge of Sustaining Jewish Identity This week’s reading of Parshat Beha’alotecha may be one of the most relevant...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jeffrey Levine

Tradability, Termination, and the Tel Aviv Paradox

Markets don’t fail because of shocks. They fail because shocks go uncorrected. That is the core finding of Rainmaker Information’s February 2026...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

BACKSTROKING ON LAKE STUPID

BACKSTROKING ON LAKE STUPID

Once upon a time there was a young Indian boy who lived next to a huge, icy lake. He was lonely and sang Indian love songs across the lake. One day,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Newman

Priestly Blessings

It is not possible for any Jew to observe all 613 commandments even when the Temple was standing. A case in point is that many Mitzvot apply only to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

(POGLED) Ikona, ki je bila v Liverpoolu mnogo več kot le nogometaš. Za njim ne ostajajo le statistike

(POGLED) Ikona, ki je bila v Liverpoolu mnogo več kot le nogometaš. Za njim ne ostajajo le statistike

V nadaljevanju preberite: - Mohamed Salah se ni poslovil le kot nogometni zvezdnik, temveč kot simbol cele ere Liverpoola – igralec, ki je...

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Večer

Matija Stepišnik

VOX POPULI: Takaichi’s smear video evasiveness breeds a full-on political liability

It is hard not to find this puzzling. What explains Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s failure to directly address allegations that her campaign posted...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

We Have More Than Ever, So Why Are We So Anxious?

We Have More Than Ever, So Why Are We So Anxious?

The hidden psychological costs of modern life.

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Psychology Today

Jasmine mohsen ph.d

PM seeks to tap hardline aide critical of progressive Jews to serve as NY consul general

PM seeks to tap hardline aide critical of progressive Jews to serve as NY consul general

Netanyahu’s office says he has yet to make a decision on appointment of US-born Caroline Glick, which Reform Jews in Israel and senior WZO official...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Don’t just build smaller houses, get people to like them

My Manhattan apartment is about 800 square feet, the same size as my upstairs neighbors’ — except they’re a family of four plus a large dog....

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The Korea Times

Allison Schrager

Trump administration files fresh suit against UCLA over ‘antisemitic hostile work environment’

Trump administration files fresh suit against UCLA over ‘antisemitic hostile work environment’

US accuses the California university of having been ‘deliberately indifferent to the suffering of its Jewish and Israeli students,’ days after...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

The Architecture of Healing: Neuroplastogens Explained

The Architecture of Healing: Neuroplastogens Explained

The emerging shift toward brain plasticity in mental health.

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Psychology Today

Adi Zuloff-Shani Ph.d

It’s Not the Job, It’s the Boss

It’s Not the Job, It’s the Boss

Rethinking the supervisor relationship.

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Psychology Today

Mike Verano Lpc

Kazalci nagnjeni proti koncu vojne

Kazalci nagnjeni proti koncu vojne

Ameriški napadi na iranske cilje so v končnici pogajanj o memorandumu za uradno končanje vojne v Perzijskem zalivu ponovno povečali napetosti....

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Dnevnik

Aleš Gaube

Why the Chareidi & Dati Leumi Divide Goes Deeper Than Strictness

Why the Chareidi & Dati Leumi Divide Goes Deeper Than Strictness

It is not a frumkeit ranking, but a question of religious instinct, cultural memory, and which world feels like home. Recently, I saw an online...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talia Avrahami

Kosher and Halal Are Much More Than Just Words

KOSHER is the Hebrew word for the Hebrew Bible’s many dietary regulations for the Jewish People. Food that complies with these regulations is known...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

He Fumbled Me Like a Nuclear Negotiation

Moving to Los Angeles ten years ago hit me like a nuclear bomb. I had just been through my first round with Alcoholic Ex-Boyfriend (for those who have...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jessica ghitis

How the West Deliberately Trapped Africa in Debt and Why BRICS Is the Only Chance for Salvation

How the West Deliberately Trapped Africa in Debt and Why BRICS Is the Only Chance for Salvation The Washington Consensus vs. African Lives: 50 Years...

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New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Mikhin

A stronger shekel has become a pressing problem for Americans building lives in Israel

A stronger shekel has become a pressing problem for Americans building lives in Israel

Drop in purchasing power hits expats who’ve maintained financial ties to the US, while weakened dollar also affects exporters and nonprofits, who...

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The Times of Israel

Theia Chatelle

How to Stay in Love: Advice for Couples Getting Married

How to Stay in Love: Advice for Couples Getting Married

Wishes for the newly wed: A psychologist's guide to lasting love.

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Psychology Today

Lisa Firestone Ph.d

Japan’s long energy crisis holds lessons for a world in shock

Japan’s long energy crisis holds lessons for a world in shock

Japan’s hard-earned lessons in energy insecurity may have become the most relevant playbook in global energy markets grappling with the...

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Japan Today

Vandana Hari

Best-Practice Support After a Suicide

Best-Practice Support After a Suicide

The critical difference between suicide prevention and postvention.

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Psychology Today

Shauna H Springer Ph.d

The Kindness That Destroyed the Alibi

The family story meant to save Jonas Noreika is the story that proves what his household knew. The bread, buns, and cottage-cheese pancakes carried to...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silvia Foti

A garden of heroes that both Trump and Mamdani can support

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The Korea Times

Frank Barry

Disqualifying a Jewish DA in a Case to Pursue Antisemitism Echoes Dreyfus Affair

Disqualifying a Jewish DA in a Case to Pursue Antisemitism Echoes Dreyfus Affair

I traveled to Sacramento last week with several dozen congregants to participate in Jewish California’s Capitol Summit. During two impactful days,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nolan Lebovitz

The State Sells Us Lies About Unity, Leaving Us to Fend for Ourselves

The State Sells Us Lies About Unity, Leaving Us to Fend for Ourselves

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Haaretz

Zehava Galon

Quetta railway bombing and the expansion of Baloch insurgency in Pakistan

The Quetta railway blast signals a major escalation in the Baloch insurgency in Pakistan. It reflects deepening instability in Balochistan amid...

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Blitz

Arun Anand

Your Blood Is Sacred No More

Your Blood Is Sacred No More

A Fatwa, a Sunset, and an Unexpected Witness “Your blood is sacred no more.” That is how Dalia Ziada explained the fatwa issued against her, on...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joanne strasser

Autoimmunity and the Good Girls

Autoimmunity and the Good Girls

How “good girl” roles may be igniting an epidemic of autoimmunity.

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Psychology Today

Sara hirsh bordo

Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič: Golob naj gre na lokalne volitve!

Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič: Golob naj gre na lokalne volitve!

Ne verjamem, da pri Janševem in Golobovem poskusu sodnega izpodbijanja rezultatov volitev obstaja čista simetrija.

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Dnevnik

Luka lisjak gabrijelčič

Obnovljen športni park v Savskem naselju, 2.

Obnovljen športni park v Savskem naselju, 2.

Zapis o novem športnem parku v Dnevniku 25. 5. 2025 omenja gradbene pomanjkljivosti, predvsem vprašljivo izvedbo skejterskega parka, čeprav je...

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Dnevnik

Pisma Bralcev

Lebanon reports 31 killed Tuesday in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets

Lebanon reports 31 killed Tuesday in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets

Citing the weather, Trump says cabinet meeting to be held at White House instead of Camp David * UN condemns drone strike on UAE nuclear plant,...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Chile’s Political Turn: An Opening for Israel

Two months after José Antonio Kast took office in Santiago, Chile’s political turn is no longer a matter of speculation. The contrast with the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amit nachari

Israel targets new Hamas military chief Mohammed Odeh, 11 days after killing his predecessor

Israel targets new Hamas military chief Mohammed Odeh, 11 days after killing his predecessor

No immediate confirmation if strike successful as 3 reported killed in Gaza City; Netanyahu and Katz vow Israel to ‘continue pursuing everyone who...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

The father of Japan’s konbini was right to ignore his critics

The father of Japan’s konbini was right to ignore his critics

Japan’s konbini are beloved — a lifeline for the country’s overworked parents and hungry salarymen as well as a must-see experience for...

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The Japan Times

Gearoid Reidy

Hiša iz kart

Hiša iz kart

Ponovil se je scenarij, ki ga je Slovenija doživela leta 2011, ko je Zoran Janković slavil na volitvah s svojo stranko Pozitivna Slovenija.

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Dnevnik

Stefano Lusa

One Year Later: How Are We Remembering Sarah and Yaron?

May 21 marked one year since Sarah Milgrim z”l and Yaron Lischinsky z”l were gunned down outside the Capital Jewish Museum. These two young peace...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gil Preuss

The Sacred Potential of Human Work

The second of three pillars that enable all the world  said Shimon the Righteous, is avodah, meaning sacred work,  to service in the Temple in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gershon Hepner

New York State passes buffer zone bill to protect houses of worship

New York State passes buffer zone bill to protect houses of worship

Leading Jewish groups hail divisive new law establishing 50-foot protected areas around religious sites, following series of vitriolic protests...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Energy Ministry presents strategic roadmap for renewable energy by 2035

Energy Ministry presents strategic roadmap for renewable energy by 2035

Plan, to be presented to president, details path to more than double renewable energy production, get rid of obstacles, improve coordination

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

The Supreme Toddler: Rise of the Infantile Leader

The Supreme Toddler: Rise of the Infantile Leader

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Haaretz

Yoana Gonen

Do Headphones Make Us Feel More Focused?

Do Headphones Make Us Feel More Focused?

Controlling background noise may help the brain stay engaged longer.

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Psychology Today

Ankita Guchait Mbpss

What Your Pre-Race Nerves Are Telling You

What Your Pre-Race Nerves Are Telling You

How to approach pre-race or game anxiety with curiosity rather than criticism.

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Psychology Today

Annie mueller ph.d

Why Couples Keep Arguing About What Really Happened

Why Couples Keep Arguing About What Really Happened

Litigating reality can make repair feel like confession.

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Psychology Today

Daniel menely