Bizarre Tales from the Holy Land
By Jeremy Gillick
Evidence of the approaching end-times, a society gone-psycho, or just more proof that humans are weird?
In the first tale, Haaretz reports that a...
Hamas on Offensive in Gaza
By Jeremy Gillick
As the Israeli election enters its final stretch (polls close at 10 P.M. Israel time), with Kadima leader Tzipi Livni surprisingly ahead in...
Avigdor Lieberman: Israel's Le Pen
By Jeremy Gillick
Two years ago, Ha'aretz correspondent Lily Galili profiled the right wing Israeli politician and founder of the Yisrael Beiteinu ("Israel is our Home")...
Kiev Celebrates Sholom Aleichem, then Destroys his House
By Jeremy Gillick
Following celebrations in Kiev in honor of the 150th anniversary of Sholom Aleichem's birth, developers destroyed his house.
The great Yiddish writer would...
Getting Serious about Israeli Settlements
In recent days, 60 Minutes has come under attack from pro-Israel groups for its expose on Israel's West Bank settlements (Clip 1, Clip 2). Today,...
George Mitchell: Good for the Jews?
By Jeremy Gillick
Yes, it's true. Barack Obama has ordered Guantanamo closed. That's big news, at least symbolically. But the bigger news, the decision that could...
Celebrating Martin Luther King Day
To read more about the alliance between Jews and Blacks, check out our January/February cover story.
Photo courtesy of the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism....
What Hamas Believes
By Jeremy Gillick
Bombing Gaza might not force Hamas--the Palestinian version of the Muslim Brotherhood that rules it--to moderate its hatred of Israel or its hostility...
January/Feburary Issue Celebrates Inauguration of Barack Obama
Our new issue is out! Our cover story celebrates the inauguration of Barack Obama with an exclusive photo essay spotlighting the political alliance of Jews...
Laughter Through Tears
By Jeremy Gillick
Sholom Aleichem, the revered 19th century writer whose earnest, incredulous and good-natured humor came to define a century of Jewish jokes, is back....
Birthright and Bibi
By Jeremy Gillick
While the economic crisis may spell Birthright's demise, New Voices editor Josh Nathan-Kazis argues that the famously free trip to Israel has already...
Donor's Woes Inducing Breach Birth(right)?
By Mandy Katz
Birthright may have to cut back on the inspirational Israel tours it hosts for Jewish American teens, the Forward reports. A drop in...