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11 years after my Gaza Thanksgiving, grasping for gratitude, one letter at a time
'There is no joy unencumbered by sadness these days.'
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What Israel should actually be doing inside Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital
By helping to treat the wounded, the IDF has an opportunity to fulfill its aspiration of being the world’s most moral army.
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There are 240 hostages in Gaza. One is Uriel Baruch.
“Nobody tells us nothing," said Dan Anteby, father-in-law of Israeli hostage Uriel Baruch.
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‘There’s a terrorist in every house’: How one kibbutz’s frantic WhatsApp messages from Oct. 7 became a work of art
'When I hear it in my head, I hear it in their voices,' said Adi Drimer, whose artwork is going viral.
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‘The entire country is in post-traumatic disorder’: Etgar Keret, Israel’s bard, on life after
WATCH: Mandy Patinkin on war, peace, and playing Tevye — in Hebrew.
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Your kids’ questions on Israel, Hamas and Gaza, answered
'What do you think is gonna wind up happening in Israel? What will the effect be here?'
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What you do when your sister is being held by a terrorist cell in Iraq
WATCH: The reporter who broke the Canada Nazi scandal story
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(Some) U.S. Jews (finally) take a stand for Israeli democracy
‘What was treyf has become kosher,’ Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove says about American Jews protesting Israel’s judicial overhaul
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On being a badass and a balaboosta at the same time
Inside the kitchen of Israeli chef Einat Admony
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How a Forward journalist came to hold a piece of Albert Einstein’s brain
Plus, what wine you should drink on Rosh Hashanah and more
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Wow, please, thank you: How I learned to pray on a walk in the woods
'I think prayer done right is not a head exercise,“ the rabbi said. 'It's a heart exercise.‘
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