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Alan Edelstein

Alan Edelstein

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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The joy and the pain

As I scanned possible T-shirts to grab yesterday morning, Yom HaAtzamut (Israel Independence Day), I spotted my very worn blue Israel Association of...

23.04.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Edelstein

Dear family and friends in the Golden Medina

A seder enveloped by sirens and a heart-rending funeral motivated me to write to friends and family in the United States, some of whom have been in...

02.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Edelstein

The shelter, the siren, and the check please

Three weeks into the war and I’d say we are tired, weary, worried, united, committed, sometimes uplifted, and resolute.  We have a routine of...

24.03.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Edelstein

Red alerts and clown noses: Purim under fire

It has been quite a Shushan Purim in Jerusalem. We were awaken to a tzeva adom (a red alert) at around 6:00 a.m. Nothing like running half asleep to...

04.03.2026 80

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Edelstein

War and peace

14.10.2025 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Edelstein

Genocide?

12.07.2025 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Edelstein

Will fear prevail?

05.06.2025 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Edelstein