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Andy Blumenthal

Jul 1, 2018, 3:20 PM

Naked before G-d

Praying, fasting and mourning the Temple's destruction on the Ninth of Av, Tisha B'Av. (Leeor Bronis/Times of Israel)

At the Western Wall, where we bare our souls before our Maker, Marisa Papen instead displayed haughty flesh

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Jun 20, 2018, 3:57 AM

The little ugly Zionism

Once upon a time, there was a very ugly lady. It's not nice to say but she really looked not so hot. No one liked her in any way whatsoever. At least, that's how it seemed. One day, however, it...

Elana Bekerman Frank

Jun 20, 2018, 12:11 AM

The other half: Male infertility

The Jewish Fertility Foundation helps provide funding for fertility treatments and emotional support to individuals and couples experiencing infertility. Some ways we offer support are through support groups led by licensed infertility therapists, the Fertility Buddies peer-to-peer mentorship program...

May 31, 2018, 1:31 PM

In light of what’s happening in Italy (and not only)

“(Obama) had read a column asserting that liberals had forgotten how important identity was to people and had promoted an empty cosmopolitan globalism that made many feel left behind. “Maybe we pushed too far,” Mr. Obama said. “Maybe people...

May 20, 2018, 10:52 PM

CultureJew: Two Grown-Up Movies and Some Fun TV

The wonderful actress Saoirse Ronan does her best to make her character Florence Ponting believable in the film adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novella “On Chesil Beach,” but she doesn’t succeed, at least not for me. The time is 1962,...

Nechama Eisenman

Apr 23, 2018, 2:12 PM

Illustrative. Baby. (Shutterstock)

No Mai Tais on the beach for me, but I fell in love with my baby, which is exactly what I was supposed to do

Elana Bekerman Frank

Apr 19, 2018, 9:23 PM

Made in Israel with Love: Challenges of the Fertility Challenged

Jewish Fertility Foundation (JFF) brings you thoughts from a native-Atlanta gal and now Israeli resident of Jerusalem who shares what it’s like to struggle with infertility in Israel. You might ask, isn’t the infertility experience the same anywhere? As...

Apr 19, 2018, 2:16 AM

70 extraordinary women of Israel

Painting by Yael Harris Resnick, in honor of Israel's 70th birthday and Israel's women soldiers. (Courtesy, Miriam Lottner)

Celebrating those who have made the Jewish state their home, giving of themselves and their diverse talents

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Mar 27, 2018, 1:52 PM

Keeping in mind the fertility challenged at the Seder

When reading the Haggada, we come across the verse from Shmot 1:7 which describes the growth of the nation: “The children of Israel were fruitful (paru) and swarmed (va-yishretzu), multiplied (va-yirbu) and grew (va-yaatzmu) more and more (bimeod meod)....

Gabrielle Birkner

Mar 18, 2018, 11:14 PM

Live from my miscarriage

Illustrative: Pregnancy test. (iStock)

Nearly a month of dizzying drama: Was I pregnant or was I not?

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