ToI’s weekly deep dive: Fresh scars 50 years post-Yom Kippur War * ’Davening’ in Riyadh * New Negev nature park * ’Let’s Talk’ aims for civil discourse * Bruno Mars in TA

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, October 8, 2023 Yom Kippur War: 50 years [On battle-scarred Golan, memories of a desperate fight still fresh after 50 years]( By Lazar Berman Tank crewmen who slowed the Syrian onslaught on day one of Yom Kippur War take The Times of Israel to their tanks, and vent frustration with fellow vets protesting judicial reforms Analysis David Horovitz [Young and old, female and male, Israel’s civilians are the prime victims of Hamas war]( Israel’s leadership misread and underestimated Hamas. With a horrific, mounting death toll, and numerous citizens taken hostage in Gaza, the days ahead will be challenging indeed [Analysis / ‘A colossal failure’ as Gaza’s Hamas terrorists infiltrate, catch Israel unprepared]( By David Horovitz Israel at War [Kibbutz Be’eri bloodbath reminds Israelis of fears and fortitude from 1948]( By Canaan Lidor The ease with which Hamas controlled the community for 17 hours made many appreciate both locals’ resolve and their country’s vulnerability [In an unusual love story, a hopeless optimist recalls surviving Syrian captivity]( By Canaan Lidor [Outside Ofakim, anguished parents seek signs of life from kids stranded in battle zone]( By Canaan Lidor Analysis Haviv Rettig Gur [A wounded, weakened Israel is a fiercer one]( The assault on Israeli towns was as cruel as Hamas could make it, and every agonizing minute was broadcast to Israelis as a message and a humiliation. Now comes the Israeli answer [Analysis / Giving unheard-of assent to Saudi nuclearization, Israel girds for Cold War with Iran]( By Haviv Rettig Gur Analysis [Opposing coalition moves, AG caught between government fealty and loyalty to the law]( By Jeremy Sharon Gali Baharav-Miara has come out strongly against coalition legislation. Ministers say she should be faithfully representing them; she argues her duty goes further Top Ops Rachel Sharansky Danziger [Dancing under fire in Jerusalem]( We are heartbroken, but we are more than our heartbreak. We are sad, but we are more than our grief. Hamas won’t defeat us Daniella Levy [I don’t feel safe in my bed]( My son was scared. ’You’re safe,’ I told him. ’We’re here. No one is going to break into your room and try to murder you.’ But I no longer can be sure Op-ed [They ‘davened’ in Riyadh: Lessons for Netanyahu from a small, remarkable prayer gathering]( By David Horovitz A careful yes to Bin Salman for an effort at peace with Saudi Arabia; an urgent no to the likes of Ben Gvir for the accelerating descent into internal division, hatred and bloodshed [Israeli government delegation holds Jewish prayer service in Saudi Arabia]( By Lazar Berman [Synagogue vandalized in Armenia, apparently over Israeli-Azeri ties]( By Canaan Lidor [Reporter's notebook / As spitting attacks continue, some religious Jerusalemites embrace Christian marchers]( By Lazar Berman [Palestinian activist preaches peace at NY colleges where the conflict is a flashpoint]( By Luke Tress [CRM]( reporter's notebook [Establishing dialogue outposts nationwide, activists seek to hash out Israel’s rifts]( By Gavriel Fiske Taking inspiration from Jewish religious outreach groups, the ‘Let’s Talk’ initiative sets up 50 ‘liberal democratic’ civil discourse tables across Israel every Friday morning Holocaust [The ‘reasonable Nazi’ defended by the French villagers he oversaw]( By Robert Philpot In his new book ‘Fatherland,’ Burkhard Bilger tells about his 1992 discovery that his grandfather had been tried for war crimes in postwar France – but that’s not the whole story [Film review / In ‘Fioretta,’ a father and son Euro road-trip into 500 years of Jewish family history]( By Gavriel Fiske [Holocaust survivors school young dentists on ‘trauma-informed’ care in New Jersey]( By Matt Lebovic Author interview [Piqued by COVID, storyteller Simon Schama takes a stab at the history of vaccines]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Biblical round trip [Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, in Israel for permanent display]( By Jessica Steinberg Rare, 1,100-year-old manuscript travels in cockpit on historic El Al flight, will take up residence at Tel Aviv’s ANU Museum of the Jewish People after $38 million purchase in May Concert review [Pop superstar Bruno Mars declares his love for Tel Aviv in first-ever Israel show]( By Amy Spiro Singing ‘I love you’ in Hebrew and with his keyboardist playing a classic Israeli children’s song, singer gives a show to remember to more than 60,000 Israeli fans [This Israel-born musician is spearheading a Ladino revival, from Taiwan to Toronto]( By Martin Rosenberg Taking her show on the road, singer and trombonist Nani Vazana brings a lost language and culture to audiences familiar with it and to newcomers alike Environment [Planners green-light new nature reserve in Negev Desert]( By Sue Surkes Ramat Mazar is home to several species that are unique to Israel, among them the Nubian ibex, dorcas gazelle, desert tawny owl and Blanford’s fox [First cranes of fall season arrive at Hula Lake nature reserve]( By Sue Surkes [Discovery of soft coral species offers new evidence Mediterranean turning tropical]( By Sue Surkes From the blogs [I hear massive shooting. I have never been this scared in my life]( By Adele Raemer ’Terrorists still going through the kibbutz, trying to break in’…’If you are the praying type, this would be a great time’ [Weekly Deep Dive]( [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 © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved