Friendship

Beyond the Headlines: What is your mission in the world? - opinion

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Philosopher Noam Chomsky is seen with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in this undated image from the U.S. Justice Department’s file released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, DC, US, on December 18, 2025.

‘We were careless’: Valeria Chomsky regrets relationship of her family with Jeffrey Epstein

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The guide to new connections after 60: how to make friends in later life

Rom Braslavski (L) and Alexander Sasha Troufanov (R) embrace after reuniting for the first time since being held by PIJ terrorists in Rafah, November 25, 2025.

'You are always in my heart': Freed Gaza hostages Rom Braslavski, Sasha Troufanov reunite


Here’s How to Make Good Friends for Life


Preserving the hidden world of Afghan Jews

A Jewish Afghan American and an anonymous partner from Afghanistan team up to preserve the Jewish community’s heritage.

 An Afghan worker reconstructs part of the Yu Aw synagogue in Herat, Afghanistan.

Maybe the real angels are the friends we've made along the way - opinion

How often in our lives have we said: “You’re an angel!” and meant it, to friends who have been there for us when we most needed them?

 YOU CAN meet angels at the supermarket or beauty salon.

Similarities in body smells may contribute to social bonding - study

Weizmann Institute researchers use an electronic nose relying on body odor chemistry to predict whether a person is likely to ‘click’ with a stranger.

 Illustrative image of a person smelling a flower.

Jewish orgs. should value friendship the same as 'traditional' family - opinion

The Jewish community at large has a lot to gain from new models and norms, ones where we center on friendship and other caring relationships.

 A SMALL GROUP meets at GatherDC’s immersive retreat Beyond the Tent, which brings 25 Jews in their 20s and 30s to explore their connection to Jewish life and helps build relationships to help them live out that Jewish life.

When Ruth took tea at the Waldorf

Excited that Jerusalem had an elegant setting for a proper British tea, we invited Ruth Tuckman née Bayer to join us as a small way to say an overdue thank you for hosting us in London years ago.

 (CLOCKWISE FROM L) Ruth Tuckman, the writer, Arthur Koll, Jeanette Tuckman and Benson Abramowitz at the Waldorf tea table.

Farewell, faraway friend

Let me tell you about my friend Martha de Laurentiis, whose death was announced in the movie industry press in America and Italy.

 (FROM LEFT) Gerald Schroeder, Dino De Laurentiis,  Martha De Laurentiis, the writer and Josh Schroeder at Dino’s 80th birthday party on Capri.

Movie night can bring about a powerful lesson of friendship

I will never forget this remarkable evening or the sentiment it embodied – that love makes all hearts gentle.

 RESIDENTS OF Bayit Balev attend the screening of  ‘Klafta.’

Trust must be restored between Israel and the USA - opinion

The US-Israel alliance is unique. It is a combination of domestic politics and foreign policy that often overlaps, and that makes restoring trust a critical mission on many levels.

MEXICAN PRESIDENT Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks about being targeted by the administration of Enrique Pena Nieto after it purchased spying software from Israel-based NSO Group, at the National Palace in Mexico City on Tuesday.

Israel and UAE face off in rugby in historic first friendly sports matchup

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin congratulated both teams in a tweet and said that Israel hopes to host the Emirati squad in Israel “very soon.”

ISRAEL RUGBY team member Vitali Primak sports his Provacan jersey during a recent competition