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Abortion in Israel: Relatively Easy to Get, Hard to Discuss
The discourse over abortion differs dramatically between the United States and Israel, where the procedure is legal and barely a political issue.

The discourse over abortion differs dramatically between the United States and Israel, where the procedure is legal and barely a political issue.
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Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!
Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!

Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!
Israeli Scene
In Israel, Breaking Barriers in the Orthodox World
In May 2021, Shira Marili Mirvis officially began to lead Shirat HaTamar, a vibrant 42-family synagogue in Efrat. She is believed to be the only Orthodox woman rabbi in Israel.

In May 2021, Shira Marili Mirvis officially began to lead Shirat HaTamar, a vibrant 42-family synagogue in Efrat. She is believed to be the only woman in Israel.
Health + Medicine
Helping Children Deal With Trauma
Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.
Israeli Scene
What Will Israel Look Like at 100?
Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

Asking the tough questions is our responsibility, says former Ambassador Michael Oren.

It is a sunny autumn morning and here I am, at 8:45, having sacrificed my leisurely coffee and toast breakfast, hurrying to catch my grandchildren’s

Israeli Scene

Interview: Yuli Edelstein

by Charley J. Levine

September 9 Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein, speaker of the Knesset, is still boyish looking at 55. Born in 1958 in Ukraine, then part of the former

Israeli Scene

Commentary: The Pursuit of Optimism

by Tal Becker

Repeated surveys suggest that Israelis are among the happiest and most optimistic people in the Western world. One such study conducted by Gallup ranked Israel

Israeli Scene

Awe & Memory: The Yom Kippur War Forty Years Later

On October 6, 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces attacked Israel, starting the cruelest war in the Jewish state’s history. Three weeks later, Israel had turned

Israeli Scene

Interview: Khaled Abu Toameh

by Charley J. Levine

Khaled Abu Toameh, 50, an award-winning Israeli journalist and documentary filmmaker, has reported on Arab affairs for three decades. He writes for The Jerusalem Post and the

Israeli Scene

Medicine: Orthodontics Without Borders

by Wendy Elliman

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Israeli Scene

Israeli Life: Farce and Drama

by Shoshana London Sappir

Israeli preoccupation with the threat of a nuclear Iran has produced an abundance of literature. In addition to the usual assortment of political and historical

Israeli Scene

Pride: The Rainbow Road to Tel Aviv

by Esther Hecht

Tel Aviv, with its celebrated Pride Parade and welcoming atmosphere, has become a tourist mecca for gay travelers.

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