Amy Spiro
The Times of Israel
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He was jailed for threats to kill his wife. A rabbinic court wants them to reconcile
David* violated restraining order, was sent to prison for 8 months while refusing to grant his wife Lital* a divorce; yet Haifa rabbinical judges suggest they seek 'shalom bayit' → Read More
Iconic ‘Tevye’ of film and stage, performer Chaim Topol dies at 87
Oscar-nominated actor, an Israel Prize laureate, gained global recognition for his role as the grumbling 'Fiddler on the Roof' milkman, whom he played over 3,500 times on stage → Read More
Israeli pop star Noa Kirel unveils 'Unicorn,' her entry for 2023 Eurovision contest
21-year-old singer channels her inner mythical beast in music video for international song competition: 'It's a song that represents all of us, the whole country' → Read More
Is that (still) funny? Scholar explores generational shifts in Jewish humor
In her new book, 'Funny, You Don't Look Funny,' Jennifer Caplan traces attitudes toward American Jewish comedy from Philip Roth to 'Seinfeld,' 'SNL' and 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' → Read More
Netanyahu slams IAEA's Grossi for calling attacks on nuclear facilities 'outlawed'
At cabinet meeting, PM says UN nuclear watchdog chief who recently returned from trip to Iran is a 'worthy person who made an unworthy remark' → Read More
Netanyahu at Knesset: ‘We can’t accept anarchy’; no room for ‘setting homes on fire’
PM cites bereaved mother's call for unity; Otzma Yehudit boycotts plenum session over coalition's West Bank policies, accusing Netanyahu, Gallant of 'tolerating' Palestinian terror → Read More
From dust to human: A new Hallmark rom-com puts a twist on the Jewish golem legend
'Made for Each Other,' written by Israeli-American screenwriter Adi Blotman, centers around a mystical 16th-century folktale, with a 21st-century twist → Read More
New government has so far appointed zero women as ministry directors general
Out of 31 cabinet ministries, 23 men have been tapped as directors, with only a handful of positions still unfilled; women's group threatens to go to court over matter → Read More
Netanyahu says Israel will send earthquake relief to Syria as well as Turkey
PM says rescue, medical teams to provide aid to Turkey 'at request of' Ankara; IDF examining means of sending aid to enemy state → Read More
Israel offers to dispatch emergency aid to earthquake-stricken Turkey
'The State of Israel always stands ready to assist in every way possible,' says Herzog, as Foreign Ministry holds meeting on situation; Gallant notes experience of Israeli teams → Read More
End goals: The Jerusalem team trying to shake up how Israel treats women’s soccer
In just its 3rd season on the field, Hapoel Jerusalem’s women’s club has made history with its speedy advance to the Premier League – with backing from the US government → Read More
Tourism Ministry greenlights entry of Michelin Guide to Israel
After years of negotiations, prestigious culinary rankings expected to debut in Tel Aviv, the only city where Michelin inspectors see 'feasibility' for review → Read More
In Cairo, Blinken urges Israel and Palestinians 'to calm things down'
US secretary of state due to land in Tel Aviv later today ahead of meeting with Netanyahu, Herzog, before trip to Ramallah to see Abbas → Read More
‘There are judges in Jerusalem’: A famous Begin quote or misquote?
As discourse over the judicial system reaches a fever pitch, the former prime minister’s purported words echo louder than ever – even if he never said them → Read More
Meeting US national security adviser, Netanyahu stresses bid to build Saudi ties
In 1st Jerusalem visit since new government sworn in, Jake Sullivan notes shared 'challenges and opportunities,' mum on Biden administration's concern over Israeli domestic issues → Read More
Why an intern at Israel’s Mission to the UN judged this week’s Miss Universe pageant
At 21, social media star Emily Austin served as a judge at the annual beauty pageant, in between sports reporting gigs and an internship with Gilad Erdan's team in New York → Read More
Deputy AG: With judicial overhaul, ‘gov’t will not be above law, it will be the law’
Gil Limon tells Knesset committee hearing that move to limit power of state legal advisers would be 'a stain' on the 'rule of law' → Read More
Former UK residents no longer banned from giving blood in Israel
Magen David Adom says risk of infection no longer 'justifies turning away blood donors' who had been barred since 1999 over mad cow disease → Read More
New communications minister says there's 'no room' for public broadcasting in Israel
Likud's Shlomo Karhi says Kan and Army Radio are among the bodies that 'police the conversation' and don't allow for a free media market → Read More
Eurovision organizer warns Netanyahu against threatening Israel's public broadcaster
EBU director general asks PM to 'safeguard the independence of Kan' in order to remain a member; communications minister: I am 'beholden to Israeli public and not any other body' → Read More