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Yossi Deren

Yossi Deren

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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He Came to Listen. Something Changed.

Greetings from the National Jewish Retreat in Miami. Last night, we had the opportunity to attend a late-night screening of Among Neighbors, a...

10.08.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yossi Deren

Dear World: Here’s the Thing About Your Hate

The Jewish people have a message to the world about the antisemitic vitriol and violence confronting us. We aren’t worried about what will happen to...

07.08.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yossi Deren

Three Years Later: What Will We Make Permanent?

On October 20, 1991 – the 12th day in the Hebrew month of MarCheshvan – during the Rebbe’s weekly distribution of dollars for charity at 770...

26.07.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yossi Deren

When the Rubble Is Really the Beginning of the Future

Chassidim, and the Rebbes of Chabad in particular, have long been accused of a certain naivete. Everything is good. Everything will be good. Always...

22.07.2026 200

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yossi Deren

Our Greatest Social Crisis: We Have Stopped Seeing People

We’ve become great at categorizing people. We’ve become horrific at just seeing people. We see a political position, a religious label, a social...

14.07.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yossi Deren

To Heal a Country, We Need More Than Tolerance

One of the beautiful things about walking around the streets of America with my beard, kippah, and tzitzit visibly showing is that people know who I...

07.07.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yossi Deren