Israeli native Dr. Oz Shapira had a successful 16-year career in the United States. Today, he is back in Israel as director of cardiothoracic surgery

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

Hadassah Magazine’s goal has always been to bring you the latest Jewish political and cultural news and events from Israel and around the world. Beginning with

Where there is no vision, says the Proverb, the people perish. And yet, we know that when there is only vision, we stand still, lacking

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

Samuel Ha-Nagid, Jewish poet of the Golden Age of Spain, wrote: “I look up to the sky and its stars, and down to the earth…/

The Cruelest Cut “Medicine: Cutting the AIDS Risk” (December issue) offers a one-sided view of a controversial issue. According to the American Medical Association, the

I am writing this on a frigid December day. Not only is the weather harsh, the plunging stock market, rising unem- ployment and home foreclosures