Modern Israel rests on three central ideals: Jerusalem is the nation’s spiri-tual center, the focus of 2,000 years of longing and the political capital. Zionism’s

My visits to Israel are rich in personal connections but usually short on time between meetings. One of my secret pleasures is having dinner at

Gluten Insensitivity The recipe for Flourless Banana Chiffon Cake in the April/May issue (“Season to Taste: Why Is This Dessert Different?”) is misleading with regard

Despite some signs—an uptick in the Dow, an unexpected corporate profit or two, lots of hope—the impact of the financial crisis continues to spread. In

Most of you have seen the corridors and waiting areas of Hadassah’s hospitals in Jerusalem. They are usually packed with patients and families, doctors and

In this season, as we celebrate Passover, we reaffirm the values we cherish as a free people. a At Hadassah, we highlight these values at

Humane Slaughter? As an animal welfare advocate, I was sickened by “The Greening of Kashrut” (February issue). Humane slaughter is an oxymoron. If you wouldn’t

One of the more quoted bits of wisdom for our age is that a crisis should not be wasted. Usually cited to prescribe responses to