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The new Top Gun film tells a very Israeli story

The scenario portrayed in the Tom Cruise film may become a reality sooner than we think

By Ben Felsenburg

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The new Top Gun film tells a very Israeli story

Yeah, baby! Here’s what the real Israel is like

Yeah, baby! Here’s what the real Israel is like

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What Asimov's psychohistory can teach us about our present

What Asimov's psychohistory can teach us about our present

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Senior cyclist training with time trial bike in sunset

Bikes, shivah and the cycle of life

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We have ignored who Putin really is for so long that we have missed the water coming to boiling point

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February 11, 2022 10:30

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I should offer a berakha of thanks for the Covid vaccine

My Covid infection was no worse than a few aches and pains

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February 7, 2022 14:50

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This Olympic horror show taints all it touches

The deafening sound from Beijing is the echo of the 1936 Games rising to the pitch of a klaxon

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February 4, 2022 10:42

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For the people of the book, masks are a mitzvah

The law may have changed, but the science hasn't

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January 28, 2022 09:55

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Hero rabbi from Texas synagogue siege holds service of healing a week on

Pray for healing of whole community, Rabbi Cytron-Walker tells Shabbat service

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January 23, 2022 11:44

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Wordle is the new global kehilla

...and its creator is a mensch

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January 20, 2022 14:39

This photo illustration shows a person playing online word game "Wordle" on a mobile phone in Washington, DC on January 11, 2022. - Five letters, six attempts, and only one word per day: the formula for "Wordle" is simple, but for the past few weeks this online game has been stirring up social networks in the United States, and has since been adapted for a French-speaking audience. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

My refugee dad’s level head is what we all need

His life and attitide to global events taught me that it’s best to keep a sense of perspective

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January 14, 2022 09:42

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Mum, Dad - and the Son of the Right Hand

When my teenage daughter sent a text, I started to fear where this might end...

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January 13, 2022 14:43

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Forget your Madeleines - for memories, you can't beat a bagel

And I'll have four, please

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January 6, 2022 11:43

Forget your Madeleines - for memories, you can't beat a bagel

As hate spilled out from social media into the street, the global kehillah still gave us hope

It was a mixed year for global Jewry

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December 31, 2021 11:58

Israel's Linoy Ashram (C) and Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs (R) carry their national flags during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on August 8, 2021. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

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