Keeping up with News from Israel

One of the questions I get asked most often about current events in Israel is, what news sources do you turn to to get the most accurate information? We live in a complex media landscape today, with numerous news sources choosing to present the news with specific biases rather than maintaining independent and neutral tones. It makes it difficult to discern what is true and what is spin.

Knowing this, I turn to more than one source in the hopes that, between them, I am getting as close as possible to what is accurate. Here are some of the websites that I look at regularly. I hope you will find them helpful as well.

Currently, my go-to site is The Times of Israel, www.timesofisrael.com. I find them to be balanced and incredibly up-to-the-minute with information and stories I am craving at the moment. They have a daily podcast that appears on nearly every podcast platform. It typically lasts 15-20 minutes and covers the most pressing topics of the day. I make it a point to listen to it every day.

I also turn to Israel Hayom. It is the English version of the popular Israeli news source, Yisrael Hayom. It tends to lean a little more to the right politically. www.israelhayom.com For those more left-leaning, you can turn to Haaretz at www.haaretz.com. For those seeking TV and video news, www.i24news.tv is an excellent English-language source.

With everything going on between the continued war with Hamas and now the war with Iran, it behooves us to remain as informed and educated as possible. If anyone knows of other sources that they use, please let me know, and I will be happy to pass them on to the congregation.

Praying for peace, safety, and calm for Israel. Praying for the health, well-being, and speedy return of the hostages still captive in Gaza.

Shabbat Shalom.

Rabbi Bradley Tecktiel