How to save Jewish marriage * Purim in the shadow of tragedy * Famine in Gaza: A Jewish view * Canada was once a haven for us * Smotrich has one thing right

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, March 21, 2024 [5 steps to save Jewish marriage]( By Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll When the community takes matters into its own hands to free chained women awaiting divorce, the rabbis follow suit Pamela Laufer-Ukeles [Megillat Esther, in the shadow of the female hostages]( This year, the Purim story is an account of our beautiful women in captivity Ayalon Eliach [A slightly different Purim for a very different year]( This holiday of ’feasting and merrymaking’ can be a chance to focus on the Esther story’s ethical and spiritual complexities [The dilemma of Israeli PurimÂ]( By Adam S. Ferziger How can a nation rooted in ideas of self-rule and self-defense celebrate at a time of fragile uncertainty? Focus on hope, not victory Assaf Shapira [Israel’s troubling but not catastrophic democracy score]( The new ranking by a top global watchdog reflects the impact of the judicial overhaul — as well as the opposition to it Adam Gross [In the face of famine in Gaza, we need different thinking]( Not to improve Israel’s global reputation, not to avoid the accusation of war crimes, but because it is a Jewish precept [Canada’s refusal to sell arms to Israel harms its legacy as a protector of Jews]( By Chavi Feldman My grandparents wouldn’t recognize the country that offered them a safe haven after the Holocaust Daniel G. Saunders [How many civilian deaths are acceptable?]( To those clamoring for an immediate ceasefire: How do we stop future use of human shields, since they’ve proven so effective? Ben Waxman [On this issue, Smotrich is right]( We don’t need an investigation to tell us that General Halevi failed utterly and shouldn’t be involved in deciding the IDF’s future [Motti and I serve in the IDF together. We couldn’t be more different]( By Yoni Alon We focus on what we have in common – now I just need to bottle our ability to work together for the rest of Israeli society more choice voices Ben Lazarus [Daniel – a true hero]( When a terrorist army fueled by hate rampaged into Israel in a killing spree, the best of our Gen Z stepped up in defense, even when it meant giving their all Eric Grossman [A knife to Canadian Jews]( The blocking of kosher slaughter is one of the most severe blows ever dealt to the community – and it’s unquestionably antisemitic Martin Kramer [Oppenheimer’s ‘very late’ bar mitzvah]( The usual portrait of the ’father of the atomic bomb’ as utterly alienated from his Jewish roots needs some revision Sharon Rosen Leib [After Oct. 7, would they still have moved to Israel?]( US Jews owe our support to those idealists who came with dreams of raising families and building a better democratic nation [The Blogs Weekly]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved