Magazine

Daniel Silva's newest novel 'Ransom' proves to be a superb and timely spy thriller - review

The action in 'Ransom' moves effortlessly across Europe. England, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands all feature – even the Luxembourg embassy in London.

10 DOWNING STREET, the residence of Britian’s prime ministers, is the site of an ingenious Russian drone attack in the plot of ‘Ransom.’
WOMEN AT a meeting of the Jerusalem Barnard Book Club.

English-language book clubs across Israel keep Anglo women on the same page

IDF CONVOY of supplies on the Burma Road to Jerusalem during the War of Independence, June 14, 1948.

Clearing the shadow: Celebrated American Col. David ‘Mickey’ Marcus’s true contribution to the IDF

One of Barbara (Bracha) Hines's painting, entitled ‘Grant Our Heart Understanding.’

Barbara 'Bracha' Hines: Painting her way from Florida to Jerusalem


'The Prime Ministers': New book covers Begin, the ‘Altalena,’ and the October 27 election - review

Israelis vote on October 27, at the end of only the second Knesset since 1988 to serve a full term – the other 13 having dissolved early. 

MENACHEM BEGIN addresses the Knesset, 1974.

The colors she lives by: How one mother is keeping her son's memory alive after October 7

After son Ilai Baram was murdered near Nova, Adital Zu Aretz turned to painting. Through two books, she shares how she lives with loss and keep his memory present.

ADITAL ZU ARETZ:  “I live in two worlds: the world of pain and the world of joy.’

On October 7, Hamas’s goal was not the Nova festival - it was New York - opinion

Sinwar’s goal was to initiate a future multifront war that could succeed after Israel lost the world’s support, and ideally after Iran obtained a nuclear capability.

ELIMINATED BY the IDF post-Oct. 7: Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh (L) and Yahya Sinwar (R), and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (C), seen at entrance to Jerusalem, Nov. 2024.

Who are we today, and who would we like to be tomorrow? A reflection for the Jewish new year

Our behavior, both subtly and overtly, offers a message that we hand down to future generations – to our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

THE FAMILY came together to write a Torah Scroll for their community, to carry Yishai’s memory forward. (Hebrew: Continue the light)

Cara Nachshon: The grandma with a red nose in her pocket

“I think I’ve always been a clown. It’s always been inside me. But I finally did the course that entitled me to put on a red nose. At 58, it was the right time in my life to do it.” 

CARA & TONY NACHSHON surrounded by their children at a family dinner.

Treating the trauma, understanding the tribe: Safeheart helps Nova survivors rebuild their lives

Founded in the hours after Oct. 7, SafeHeart draws on expertise in trauma and psychedelic harm reduction to help Nova survivors rebuild their lives – through care rooted in the community itself.

ILLUSTRATIVE: FOR SOME, the trauma was compounded by mind-altering substances.

The land and sky of miracles: Flydubai hijacking reminded Israel of God's protection - opinion

The dramatic events of flydubai’s flight 1073 – what I like to call “the miracle at 30,000 feet” – have brought to the surface a host of eye-opening revelations.

FLYDUBAI FLIGHT FZ1073 passengers arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport after the terror attack was thwarted, Sept. 30.

Working toward the hamburger: A mental and physical journey between starving and satiety

I will have that hamburger someday. And when I do, it won’t be “to die for.” It will be to live for.

Man with cutlery and plate on beige background.

In the Kitchen with Henny: Five recipes with five ingredients or less

This week, I’m keeping things especially simple with five easy recipes that use five ingredients or less and don’t require hours in the kitchen. 

Henny Shor.

Wine talk: All’s well that ends well

No doubt a serious wine-producing country needs a wine map with identified regions. Now we have that map. After 5,000 years of making wine, what is 50 years, here and there?

(From L) NATALIE BRODNER MOR, Agriculture Ministry; Tzachi Dotan, Wine & Vine Council; and Penina Oren Schneider, Health Ministry.