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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing and What Matters Now podcasts and heads up The Times of Israel's Jewish World and Archaeology coverage.
Journalist Oren Kessler, author of 'Palestine 1936.' (Hadas Parush)
August 18, 2023, 7:21 am
What Matters Now to author Oren Kessler: 1936 Palestine’s missed peace deal
In ‘Palestine 1936,’ Kessler delves into dusty archives to bring to life the overlooked saga of the 3-year Arab Revolt that arguably forms the roots of today’s Middle East conflict
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A worker at the poultry pilot project run by the Abayudaya Men's Club Association, near Mbale, Uganda, July 13, 2023. (Sharon Amali)
August 16, 2023, 10:09 pm
How homegrown data-driven farming may save sub-Saharan Africa’s Jews from starvation
Currently surviving through food aid and donors, 10 countries’ Jewish communities come together to share best practices for scientifically proven farming schemes seeded by a US Jew
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Center for Women's Justice founder attorney Dr. Susan Weiss. (Rachel Markowitz Bader)
August 11, 2023, 8:39 am
What Matters Now to women’s justice lawyer Susan Weiss: The rise of theocracy
While Israel has never been a feminist Barbie Land, with the current right-wing, heavily religious government, a veteran activist and attorney is seeing a clear turn for the worse
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
High school pupils at the Foka STEMpower center in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, July 2023. (Courtesy)
August 11, 2023, 2:44 am
Seeding STEM centers in Africa, NGO looks for crop of scientists to cultivate continent
Based on the hands-on-science vision of a Boston-based former physicist, can STEMpower’s long-term bet on bringing science and computing to African youth lead to a revolution?
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Former Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Karnit Flug attends the Eli Horowitz Conference for Economy and Society, organized by Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on June 22, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 4, 2023, 7:44 am
What Matters Now to former Bank of Israel governor Karnit Flug: The economy, stupid
Leading economist offers data on the current effects of the controversial judicial overhaul legislation and projections for more ripples as the high-tech industry begins to unravel
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Philosopher and public intellectual Dr. Micah Goodman. (Yonit Schiller)
July 28, 2023, 4:57 am
What Matters Now to thinker Micah Goodman: An incipient internal ‘intifada’
Public intellectual weighs in on Netanyahu’s ‘bad decision,’ unintended consequences of reservists’ refusals and how to understand the judicial conflict in three prisms
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
International relations expert Dr. Yonatan Freeman lectures at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. (Jenny Pepperman)
July 21, 2023, 6:30 am
What Matters Now to Dr. Yonatan Freeman: The dictatorship tipping point
International relations & media lecturer at the Hebrew University explains why Israel’s democracy is stronger than ever – despite inflamed rhetoric capturing headlines on all sides
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
STEMpower founder Mark Gelfand at a STEM center in Africa in an undated photograph. (courtesy)
July 8, 2023, 5:36 am
How a Boston-based retired physicist is spreading the gospel of science in Africa
To explain why he’s founded over 100 hands-on labs in sub-Sahara Africa, Mark Gelfand points to Hebrew school classes and a natural curiosity for the workings of the world
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Prof. Aren M. Maeir at the Tell es Safi/Gath excavation, summer 2021. (courtesy)
July 7, 2023, 4:50 am
What Matters Now to archaeologist Aren Maeir: Indiana Jones’s new adventure
Working as a real archaeologist under the shadow of a Hollywood icon has been a mixed blessing for this actual prof, who explains how the field has evolved over the past 4 decades
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
JPPI head Prof. Yedidia Stern, a leading Israeli legal scholar. (Courtesy JPPI)
June 30, 2023, 6:05 am
What Matters Now to Prof. Yedidia Stern: A ‘thin constitution’
As protests against the judicial overhaul again ramp up, a leading Israeli legal scholar believes the national situation is not yet dire enough to be a ‘full constitutional moment’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, the former head of the research division in the IDF’s Military Intelligence division and former Director General of the Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs outside the Nomi Studios in Jerusalem, June 21, 2023. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
June 23, 2023, 5:56 am
What Matters Now to Brig. Gen. Yossi Kuperwasser: Breaking the terror wave
After a bloody week, a leading intelligence expert analyses recent IDF successes in the West Bank, offers points for improvement and tells us what keeps him up at night
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Prof. Mona Khoury, Vice President for Strategy and Diversity, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Sharon Gabay)
June 16, 2023, 5:40 am
What Matters Now to Prof. Mona Khoury: The cycle of violence in Arab communities
With over 100 Arab Israelis dead through violence in the first half of 2023, this academic says it’s time to stop the blame game and start coming up with a comprehensive plan
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Dr. Jonathan Spyer on a reporting trip in Mosul, Iraq, September 2017. (courtesy)
June 9, 2023, 5:14 am
What Matters Now to Jonathan Spyer: Iran’s confrontations with its enemies
New alliances thread through Mideast as Syria is re-embraced by the Arab League and Iran signs accords with Saudi Arabia, UAE. This week, we hear of additional looming hotspots
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Rachel Gur, director of public policy at Lobby 99, the public lobby. (Courtesy)
June 2, 2023, 6:39 am
What Matters Now to lobbyist Rachel Gur: Why Israel is so #₪@$! expensive
Monopoly isn’t just a board game for Lobby 99’s director of public policy. This week, we hear how a mere handful of powerful companies control prices in almost every sector
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Prof. Yair Zakovitch in his Hebrew University of Jerusalem office, May 23, 2023. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
May 25, 2023, 6:21 am
What Matters Now to Yair Zakovitch: Using ‘Ruth’ as a blueprint for creative halacha
Israel Prize-winning Bible scholar dives into Shavuot scroll’s meaning, laments lack of biblical literacy in secular society, but sees hope in anti-judicial overhaul demonstrations
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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