Week in Review: Obama’s State of the Union, Scarlett Johansson, Pete Seeger and more!
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Barack Obama reinforced Israel’s status as a Jewish state and a key ally of the...
On the Road with Benjamin of Tudela
Jewish traveler Benjamin of Tudela roamed widely across the medieval world, from Narbonne to Cairo, meeting Rabbanites and Karaites along the way.
The Term Sephardic Jew
By Sarina Roffé
People often ask me to define the term “Sephardic Jew.” The answer is complicated. No, it does not mean “from Spain,” although that...
Week in Review: Drake’s Bar Mitzvah, Japanese Anne Frank, Roe v. Wade Turns 41 and more!
Israeli security forces said yesterday that it had thwarted a series of al-Qaeda plots to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and other targets, in what experts...
8 Myths About Israel’s African Migrants
The African migrant issue in Israel is one of those stories where the solution is relatively simple but the politics, fueled by misinformation, are devilishly...
Week in Review: Kerry’s “Messianic Fervor,” Sharon Eulogized, and much more!
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon expressed skepticism over U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to revitalize peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, saying...
Test Your Knowledge of Jewish Olympians!
The Sochi Olympics are just weeks away. Get ready with our quiz on the Olympics’ rich Jewish past.
Q&A: Israeli Singer David Broza on East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem
Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza talks about his latest album, the Steve Earle-produced East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem, which was released this week.
Q&A: Historian Melissa R. Klapper on American Jewish Women’s Activism
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
While the names Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem have become synonymous with second-wave feminism, the role of Jewish women in earlier feminist...
Week in Review: Israel Strikes Natural Gas Deal with Palestinians, the Roots of Jewish Surnames, Harry Styles’s Jewish Kick, and more
In a rare example of Israeli and Palestinian partnership, investors behind Israel's largest natural gas reserve, Leviathan, have struck a $1.2 billion export deal with...
Can You Beat Peter Sagal? Take Our Quiz Now!
Try your hand at our quiz “So you claim to be Jewish?” modeled on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me’s lightning fill in the blank segment....
Week in Review: Ariel Sharon, Israel’s Prisoner Release, New Year’s Predictions and much more!
Israel released 26 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday—the third group set free since peace negotiations with the Palestinians started last July—while at the same time unveiling...