From 2007 | Lost in India
At times I feel like I am not among Jews but impostors meticulously reading from a script. At other times, their utter faith makes me question my own.
In the Aftermath of Maui’s Wildfires, a Rabbi-Turned-Farmer Steps Up
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In ‘The Moss Maidens,’ Young Women Seduce Nazis to Kill Them
Putting on The Moss Maidens—the production that won the Best Play and Best Ensemble awards at SheNYC, a recent theater festival—felt particularly cathartic for the play’s Jewish cast and crew members.
Wisdom Project | Lucille Weener, 90
My parents never spoke “Jewish” at home—they wanted their kids to be American. But the year the survivors lived with us, I learned Yiddish in teaching them English.
Federal Jury Hands Death Sentence to Tree of Life Synagogue Shooter
During the trial, prosecutors called on 60 witnesses, and survivors testified to their horrifying experiences inside the synagogue.
‘Not Very Pleasant’
For years, a one-dimensional view of Israel has poisoned the environment for Jews in Britain’s national students’ union. After an official investigation, will the situation improve?
From 2004 | Who Holds the Deed to the Holy Land?
How the Greek Orthodox Church became one of the most influential landlords in Jerusalem is a story of medieval luck, good timing and a certain stubbornness.
Q&A: Isabel Kershner on The Battle for Israel’s Soul
“There have always been divisions here, ethnic divisions, rivalries and different worldviews. But I think what we’ve been seeing now is a shift.”
Jewish Word | Beware the Fires of Moloch
In 2012, days after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six adults, historian Garry Wills wrote an impassioned essay in The New York Review of Books.
Wisdom Project | Edith Everett, 94
Edith Everett’s days continue to be filled with endeavors to repair the world and she encourages others to do the same.
Book Review | The Many Layers of Jewish Identity
Forsaking one’s native country for another place can create an odd mix of new and old identities.
Sanctuary and Humiliation: The Wartime Haven in Shanghai
Although the Shanghai ghetto was in one of the most dilapidated parts of the city, it was totally unlike the Nazi ghettos of Europe.