Breasts and Blessings
I just got a call from my health insurance company informing me that it was time for a mammogram. “I really don’t need one,” I
Fast Forward, Slow Backward: The Future of Israel’s Public Transportation
In Israel as well as in other parts of the world cars that inch along crowded highways, sit in traffic jams and spew out noxious gases that pollute…
Web Review: News from Italy
“Jews in Italy are a small minority,” writes Guido Vitale, editor-in-chief of Pagine Ebraiche on the Italian Jewish newspaper’s website, “but loom large in
Happy Hanukka from The Holiday Kosher Baker!
Paula Shoyer is a serious baker. So many cookbooks—lovely, inspiring, must-own collections—are authored by self-taught home chefs who have turned cooking into a passion. But
President’s Column: What’s in a Name?
A good name, says the proverb, is more important than great wealth. I’ve been struck recently by the power of Hadassah’s good name. Our profile
Letter from Jerusalem II: A Lull Over So Soon
It was July, then August, when people usually cool off in northern Israel. Here’s what they did instead: Reach out to those displaced—and keep their
Letter from Jerusalem: Settlements and the Elections
Settling the land of Israel has been an ideal since the 1880’s, when Zionist pioneers established farming colonies. Today, demography has made it less appealing.