Awe & inspiration at midnight selichot at the Kotel [VIDEO]
TPSSep 20, 2018
By Ilanit Chernick The sound of the shofar was loud and strong. Every few moments a man dressed in white, wearing a Breslov kippah, blew into the ram’s horn as people...
Breaking poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
TPSSep 06, 2018
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5779 SECTION B PAGE 12 By Ilanit Chernick TEL AVIV — In a crisp suit, David Tosin Bakare eludes confidence as we sit in a McDonald’s restaurant...
Former Israel minister accused of spying for Iran
TPSJul 12, 2018
JERUSALEM — The trial of Gonen Segev, a former Israeli minister accused of spying on the state on behalf of Iran, commenced at the Jerusalem District Court July 5....
Giro champion Gino Bartali will be posthumously awarded Israeli citizenship
TPSApr 30, 2018
By Mira Vigevani Gino Bartali, three-time winner of the Giro d’Italia and twice of the Tour de France in the 1930s, will be posthumously awarded Israeli citizenship...
Israel confirms 2007 strike on Syrian nuclear reactor
TPSMar 29, 2018
PASSOVER EDITION 5778 SECTION A PAGE 9 By Yona Schnitzer In March, 2007, Israel’s spy agency Mossad obtained information that Syria was building a nuclear reactor in...
Passover cleaning at the Western Wall
TPSMar 22, 2018
By Mara Vigevani If you wonder what happens to the hundreds of thousands of notes placed into the cracks of the Western Wall, here’s the answer: Twice a year, before...
Israel’s latest social media sensation is a Togolese Christian
TPSMar 15, 2018
By Mara Vigevani As he walks in downtown Tel Aviv near the trendy Sarona market, Stephane Legar is stopped time after time by adoring teens asking him to pose for a...
EU ambassador says relationship with Israel strong
TPSDec 28, 2017
By Mara Vigevani Europe is not an enemy of Israel. Despite the differences over the conflict with the Palestinians, cultural and economic ties between Jerusalem and the...
Centenary: Allenby takes Jerusalem
TPSDec 21, 2017
By Joelle Lewitan It happened 100 years ago. On Dec. 11, 1917 the soldiers of the British Imperial Army, led by General Edmund Allenby, entered Jerusalem, announcing...
Israel offers Iran aid in wake of earthquake
TPSNov 16, 2017
JERUSALEM — Israel offered humanitarian aid to Iran in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the border region with Iraq earlier this week, Prime...
