My cousin David was exercised. At the Seder, I had introduced the Hasidic idea that mitzrayim, Egypt, could be read asmetzarim, straits or narrowing. In this

What can be gleaned from the recent Israeli elections? Insights into the country’s social fragmentation and attitudes toward women—and that, in Israel, one expects the

Its salty waters have made appearances throughout recorded history, and today, the Dead Sea region is vital to Israel’s tourism industry. But is the lowest

Less than a year after joining New York’s 18th Infantry Regiment, Jacob Rappaport—having fled his family to avoid an arranged marriage—thinks he is about to

These films were screened at the 2009 New York Jewish Film Festival, cosponsored by the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, both

Jews in England’s great wool centers and archetypal church-and-castle towns honor their historic local presence while trying to maintain a Jewish present. In bits and

As we read Megillat Esther on Purim, Queen Vashti’s act of disobedience generates much perplexity. It is difficult to resolve whether to view her as

Israel is one of the few modern states without a fundamental charter delineating the structure of its government. But enacting one poses its own risks.