ToI's weekly deep dive: My near miss with Golda; Montreal memorializes 'Saint' Leonard Cohen; IDF 'rock stars'; Not even Gadot can save Justice League

?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=d27c91aaad-EMAIL_WEEKEND_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-d27c91aaad-55598597 [Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates](?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=d27c91aaad-EMAIL_WEEKEND_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-d27c91aaad-55598597) The Weekend Edition Sunday, November 19, 2017 First person [The time I didn’t meet Golda Meir]( By [Steve North]( [A reporter recalls the groundbreaking interview on Israel's one-time prime minister that made headlines around the world]( [Who (or what) was Golda Meir’s one true love? A new biography has answers]( By [JP O’ Malley]( Reporter's Notebook [In Montreal, legacy of ‘patron saint’ Leonard Cohen looms larger than in life]( By [Robert Sarner]( Film review [Wonder Woman can save the world but not even Gal Gadot can save ‘Justice League’]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [Opening Thursday with a colossal budget, plodding storyline and laughable special effects, this latest superhero amalgam proves that sometimes all that glitters isn't gold]( Women in Judaism [Ordination of 100th Israeli Reform rabbi keeps a daughter in the family business]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Fledgling Rabbi Leora Ezrachi-Vered has big shoes to fill as a female spiritual leader of an Israeli congregation -- her mother, Rabbi Naamah Kelman's]( [Women of note / New bills to feature famous Israeli women poets]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Orthodox feminism / Spiritual leader at NY Orthodox community says she’s no ‘bra-burning feminist’]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( From the field [Israel tries to save Bedouin from polygamy, but finds little love for plan]( By [Dov Lieber and Video by Luke Tress]( interview [Trailblazing Ethiopian-Israeli comic finds laughs in life’s serious experiences]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( Israel advocacy [‘Rock stars’ of the IDF: Israeli soldiers go on tour to educate the masses]( By [Cathryn J. Prince]( [Groups seek to put a human face on the Jewish state while countering misconceptions and anti-Israel activists]( [Jeffrey Herf]( [When the students said no to BDS]( Photo essay [Hidden gems of Jerusalem]( By [Noam Chen]( [A mission to reveal treasures that are inaccessible to the general public, and others that are just out of sight]( [Jewish tourism / For bumpy but beautiful travel, keep Georgia (the country) on your mind]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Israeli researchers develop invisibility cloak – but you can’t see it, yet]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( ['Cloaking carpet' will deflect light so objects placed upon it do a disappearing act, say Ben-Gurion University scientists; next step is to develop a prototype]( [Cool couture / Israeli design grad takes 3D pen boldly where it has never gone before]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [Deep solutions / Underground cemetery project looks to the past for the graveyard of the future]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( WWII Heroes [How a Facebook post got wartime rescuers recognized as Righteous Gentiles]( By [Nadine Wojakovski]( Deep dive [As the Museum of the Bible opens in DC, experts warn dozens of recently sold Dead Sea Scroll fragments are forgeries]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Since 2002, collectors have paid millions for questionable portions of ancient text. The newest museum in Washington makes a showcase of the hot-button debate]( [Past perfect / What was for dinner in Jerusalem 1,100 years ago? A massive refuse pit tells us]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [4,000-year-old prenup pushes for surrogacy in case of infertility]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Ma'ayan Shaviv]( [Ever met a kid with no wish list? I have]( [Last year I ran for fifth grade student representative at my school. I made a few promises. If you vote for me, we’ll stock the bathrooms with softer toilet paper, rather than the stuff we get now. We’ll have more parties on Purim and definitely more sufganiyot on Chanukah. Fresh, sweet lemonade on hot days. More free time at recess. More treats! All these things seemed to me to be owed us. Rightfully ours. And as student rep, I would make sure it happened. Recently, however, many of my assumptions about...]( ?utm_source=The+Times+of+Israel+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=d27c91aaad-EMAIL_WEEKEND_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adb46cec92-d27c91aaad-55598597 [Why did I get this?](You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website to receive the latest news & offers from The Times of Israel and its partners or ad sponsors.) | [Update Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Like this newsletter? [Forward to a friend]( © 2017 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved