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Ben Gvir as Indication of How Far Israel has Strayed from Torah Values

A photograph from Ashdod last week brought to my mind an ancient memory, of a local Bible quiz decades ago, when I was in high school, and which I did...

26.05.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

From Zimbabwe to Jerusalem: A Lesson in Governance and Restraint

To understand how official attitudes toward proper governance have changed in Israel in recent decades, one can look at the flood of appointments now...

18.05.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

Jerusalem’s YMCA: An Island of Peace and Humanity in a Conflicted City

Ahead of Jerusalem Day, let me pay tribute to a unique institution in this unique city – the local branch of the international YMCA (Young Men’s...

13.05.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

South Africa’s 1994 Turning Point and Lessons in Leadership for Israel

Today, April 27, five days after Israel’s Independence Day, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day, marking its first democratic elections in 1994 and...

27.04.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

Has the Exodus from Egypt taught Israel anything?

The story of the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt bequeathed to us, their descendants, a moral principle repeated dozens of times in the...

06.04.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

How Will Israel Survive When It Has Devoured All of Its Credibility and Goodwill

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25.03.2026 100

Haaretz

Tova Herzl

How I Failed in my Attempt to Save Israel

22.12.2025 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

How I almost won the Nobel Prize (but then I didn’t)

15.08.2025 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

Before Sleep, After Scheming: Does Netanyahu See Anything Beyond Survival?

08.08.2025 60

Haaretz

Tova Herzl

Dermer, remember the young oleh you were, and fix the damage you and Bibi cause

27.05.2025 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

At 77, Israel conducts itself like a petulant child

01.05.2025 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl