When the queen helped us hunt Nazis * Toe-gate 2022 * Not Jewish enough in Germany? * The slain soldier we loved on Birthright * Sabra’s top 10 Israeli superpowers

[Times of Israel]( [The Blogs Weekly]( Thursday, September 22, 2022 [Rosh Hashanah greeting cards tell a tale of Israel]( By [Rachel Neiman]( [Designed to convey seasonal good wishes, the cards also highlight the year’s hot topics, from Theodor Herzl to Alfred Dreyfus, the Suez Canal to the Western Wall]( [Efraim Zuroff]( [When Queen Elizabeth helped us hunt Nazis]( [The late monarch used her royal powers for justice, against strong opposition, by making it possible to prosecute war criminals who escaped to the UK]( [Melanie Levav]( [Die like a queen]( [When the time comes – and the time will come – having detailed plans in place and communicating those plans regularly can ease the burden on those closest to us]( [Katja Vehlow]( [Who decides who is Jewish enough in Germany?]( [Responding to a Berlin cantor’s disparagement of German converts: The case for supporting newcomers to Judaism is made by Jewish History as well as Moses Maimonides]( From the blogs [In St. Petersburg, where all that’s left to trust is the rain]( By [Alla Borisova-Linetskaya]( [A visit to the ‘Paris of Russian provinces’ finds a somber city seemingly averse to the poison of Putin’s propaganda]( [Aviva Klompas]( [Bar Falah, of blessed memory, was our Birthright companion]( [The officer killed last week was truly a sabra: tough and confident, full of compassion and eager to share a laugh. It is an honor to have known him]( [Bill Slott]( [The holy mountain]( [There are Muslims who believe I have no right to visit the Temple Mount and Jews who believe the same of them, but I dream that what has been broken can be repaired]( [Sabra’s top 10 Israeli superpowers]( By [Benji Lovitt]( [If you think the Marvel superhero’s strength, speed, agility, and endurance are awesome, wait till you hear how she navigates Tel Aviv!]( [Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll]( [Toe-gate 2022]( [When ever-increasing stringencies on women’s dress and behavior in the ultra-Orthodox world make you want to cry, sometimes you just have to laugh instead]( [Elchanan Poupko]( [The worst was seeing the teacher hit my classmate]( [Debates over educational standards are beside the point: If Hasidic children live in the shadow of teachers’ violence, we cannot remain silent]( From the blogs [When Abraham lost Israel: The saga of a missing child]( By [Guy Lieberman]( [The incredible story of a Jewish family’s journey from Europe to South Africa, a mother who never gave up on her child, and the 7-year-olds who are his descendants]( Top Ops [Pnina Tamano-Shata]( [It was a year of immigration in record numbers – and it was beautiful]( [Tens of thousands came to Israel to escape the war in Ukraine, but the moment they arrived here, they were no longer refugees – how could they be?]( [Danny Hakim]( [At unique camp, Bedouin and Jewish girls discover they like each other]( [A first-ever sports summer camp empowered the teens to live together, play together, and dream together — and even got them to put down their phones]( [Yakov Nagen]( [Loving the world, healing the world]( [When Jews, Christians, and Muslims all prayed for my recent miraculous recovery, I encountered a future I believe in, grounded in our shared humanity]( [Nachman Shai]( [A new year and the challenges ahead]( [The aid Israel provided to Ukrainian Jews (and non-Jews) changed the way the country perceives its role with regard to Diaspora Jewry – and for the better]( [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 © 2022 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved