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Hen Mazzig on Jewish defiance: 'Our enemies have never had an answer for our joy'

In an age of rising antisemitism, Jewish joy may be the one thing hatred cannot overcome

Hen and Marc at their sunset wedding ceremony on September 20, 2025, in Thira (Santorini), Greece. Premium
Israel's Clalit during Covid-19 global pandemic.

Clalit Health Services to join European AI research project predicting, managing pandemics

In her Tel Aviv bookshop.

Aliyah in wartime Israel: Building a new home, opening an English bookstore

BRITISH AUTHOR and conservative political commentator Douglas Murray gestures as he speaks on stage during an evening against the rise of anti-semitism in Europe, at the Theatre Antoine, in Paris on June 3, 2024.

Conservative British pro-Israel commentator Douglas Murray joins Yeshiva University


Roman-era military camps found in Saudi Arabian desert

Researchers believe Romans travelled by camel between the camps.

 A camel shepherd is seen in the desert at sunset in Raqqa city, Syria July 28, 2017.

Ancient Roman villa mosaic found on UK supermarket construction site

An ancient mosaic of colorful tiles and bricks was uncovered at a site intended for a future Aldi supermarket.

 Roman villa model

Israel selects its 2023 Rhodes Scholars-elect

Gal Rubin and Yonatan Gideoni have been selected as Israel's 2023 Rhodes Scholars-elect and have the chance to pursue their studies at Oxford.

 Doron Weber (C), standing with the two Israeli Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2023, Yonatan Gideoni (L) and Gal Rubin.

Evidence of prehistoric hunting discovered by Oxford archaeologists in Arabian desert - study

The discovery has "important implications in terms of the paleoenvironment of the region, faunal dispersals and human cultural connections." 

Amir Balaban's Playmates, Mountain Gazelle, The Checkpoint herd, Jerusalem

Oxford malaria vaccine data bodes well for effort to fight disease

Oxford says its vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, is likely more effective than Mosquirix in preventing the disease that kills about 600,000 a year.

 Worker Solomon Conteh dissects a mosquito at Sanaria Inc. facility in Rockville, Maryland, October 26, 2007.

Rare wild ancestors of pigeons could help prevent 'extinction by hybridization'

The species that occupied Darwin's studies could help further scientists' understanding of genetics in the modern day.

 A rock dove (Columba livia) with a juvenile in a cliffside crevice at Berry Head, Brixham.

They set out to produce an ‘accessible’ Mishnah. The price tag: $645

The authors suggested the target audience — at least for now — is specialists for whom an explicated Mishnah would be an essential tool.

 The Oxford Annotated Mishnah is the product of 10 years of rigorous academic scholarship.

Estrogen treatment associated with reduced COVID deaths - Oxford

Estrogen is a category of hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system – and it can be pointed to as protective against COVID-19.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (illustrative).

Letters to the editor April 13, 2022: Still here, alive and thriving

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Reichman U. students compete at intellectual property contest in UK

Reichman law students Aseel Kasab and Shira Shturman were selected to take part and made it past the initial written phase of the competition.   

 Reichman law students, Aseel Kasab and Shira Shturman law students has been chosen to take part at the Oxford University International Intellectual property Law moot.