ToI’s weekly deep dive: How Deri sparked the judicial overhaul * Ukraine’s viral ’chizuk’ rabbi * New Warsaw Ghetto Revolt pix * Podcast: Tel Aviv’s master mixer

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, January 22, 2023 [How 3 decades of Deri’s legal troubles now see Israeli judicial independence at risk]( By Haviv Rettig Gur It was the Shas leader’s corruption imbroglio in 1993 that helped launch the right’s war on judicial activism, a war that now stands to cripple the courts Op-ed David Horovitz [Tragically, Deri’s ‘great revolution’ will continue even if he can’t outflank court]( Shas leader is vowing to keep championing ‘the poorer echelons,’ but he and his ultra-Orthodox colleagues do the opposite — with calamitous consequences, as the PM well knows [Op-Ed / Court ruling against Deri set to escalate, accelerate coalition assault on judiciary]( By David Horovitz Analysis [As coalition looks to radically rebalance power, a messy constitutional crisis looms]( By Jeremy Sharon The government aims to hobble the High Court’s ability to review legislation. If judges try to strike down the law that institutes the change, there may be a high-stakes showdown [Explainer / What is the legal doctrine ‘estoppel’ and how did its imperatives thwart Aryeh Deri?]( By Jeremy Sharon [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 19: Does court’s ruling on Deri create a constitutional crisis?]( By TOI staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 22: How a 1993 corruption case sparked today’s judicial overhaul]( By TOI staff [Israel’s tampering with democracy harms US Jewish support, says ex-ADL head Foxman]( By Ricky Ben-David Analysis [Eyeing Iran, Israel moves to shore up ties with neighboring Caucasus, Central Asia]( By Lazar Berman Energy-rich Azerbaijan, chafing at Iranian threats, set to open embassy in Tel Aviv, with Israel seeing chance to expand relations with others in region as well [Analysis / Typically al-Aqsa’s top defender, Jordan signals it won’t dwell on spat at holy site]( By Lazar Berman [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 18: What’s the status of the status quo on the Temple Mount?]( By TOI staff Profile [Ukrainians love this audacious rabbi for his wartime aid and viral ‘chizuk’ videos]( By Lazar Berman Top Ops Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll [Until death does not us part: Leah’s worst fears realized]( Chained for years to a man she considered abusive, her final wish was to dissolve the marital bond. She died trying. Herzl Hefter [The religious Zionist community has some soul-searching to do]( We need to set aside the messianism, ethnocentrism, and xenophobia in favor of a Jewish statehood that is rooted in Jewish identity yet suited to the modern world Pamela Laufer-Ukeles [If the judicial reform put you at risk, would you support it?]( The vote to overhaul the justice system is democratic, sure, but a tyranny of the majority that jeopardizes minorities’ civil rights, now and in the future Zvi Gluck [A mental health matter of life and death]( Shortcut therapy degrees for Haredi women will endanger the most vulnerable, especially child sexual abuse victims Holocaust [21 never-published photos of Warsaw Ghetto Revolt’s aftermath found in Poland attic]( By Matt Lebovic Uncovered in dusty boxes, pictures were taken clandestinely by a Polish firefighter in 1943 as he protected Aryan Warsaw from flames engulfing ghetto [CRM]( Times Will Tell [Podcast: Tel Aviv’s cocktail master talks hospitality and mixes a Boulevardier]( By Jessica Steinberg Ariel Leizgold, a founder of the Bellboy bar group, credits his Russian-born parents for teaching him how to pour vodka and make people feel at home Screening now [Raunchy Israeli TV comedy ‘Chanshi’ heads to Sundance]( By Jessica Steinberg Orthodox Judaism has a new kind of hero in Aleeza Chanowitz, co-creator and star of HOT’s show about a young woman from Brooklyn who moves to Israel to explore her sexual side [Interview / In ‘Alegría,’ Jews, Christians and Muslims come to a boil in a Spanish melting pot]( By Rich Tenorio Interview [Directing a virtual JCC, one woman is making Jewish Prague the envy of its neighbors]( By Yaakov Schwartz Health [Israeli robot fitted with locust antenna gains scent superpowers]( By Nathan Jeffay Dog gone? Insect parts are so powerful they could one day replace sniffer dogs and even high-resolution cameras, Tel Aviv scientists predict [Israeli scientists say substance prevents cancer’s spread in mice with 90% success]( By Nathan Jeffay [New ALS drug headed to Israel, in first distribution deal outside North America]( By Nathan Jeffay [Science of silliness: Israeli study deconstructs medical clowning so MDs use it more]( By Nathan Jeffay Interview [How the ‘Jewish Kennedys’ helped save 200,000 Jews in WWII and delayed Iranian nukes]( By JP O’ Malley Religion [Kosher cheeseburgers? Chief rabbi rules some cultured meat may not be ‘fleishig’]( By Judah Ari Gross Rabbi David Lau says beef cultivated from stem cells could be considered ‘pareve’ if it’s marketed as a meat alternative, but not if it claims to be the real deal [Sha-bot shalom / Rabbi ‘plagiarizes’ AI sermon but says humans aren’t obsolete yet]( By Michael Horovitz Interview [Why an intern at Israel’s Mission to the UN judged this week’s Miss Universe pageant]( By Amy Spiro Archaeology [First evidence of unknown ancient ‘Israeli Silk Road’ uncovered in Arava trash dump]( By Tobias Siegal Results from sifting 1,600-year-old garbage during a first excavation season at Nahal Omer suggest luxury goods from East were in high demand in the 8th century CE, researchers say [Archaeology / Israel’s Technion, U of Haifa announce game-changing microarchaeology collaboration]( By Melanie Lidman From the blogs [It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt]( By Anne Gordon The plagues were so terrible that they (eventually) convinced Pharaoh to give up his slaves, so what are we doing singing songs and making memes about them? 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