From The Editor // November/December 2016
This incredibly polarizing presidential campaign and election are finally behind us. To quote from Robert Hunter’s lyrics in the Grateful Dead song “Truckin’,” “…what...
A Tribute to Moshe Dor (1932-2016)
Moshe Dor (1932-2016) was a major figure in contemporary Israeli literature. A lyric poet par excellence, his subject was love.
Revisiting ‘Choosing a Jewish Life’
Anita Diamant has updated her groundbreaking book, “Choosing a Jewish Life,” to provide creative and innovative guidance to those seeking to convert.
Jewish Word // Yiches
When Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow appeared on NBC’s hit show “Who Do You Think You Are?” she was delighted to discover that her paternal great-great-great grandfather, Tzvi Hirsch, was a prominent rabbi, kabbalist and purported miracle-worker in Novogrod, Poland…
Elisha Wiesel Remembers His Father
“Whenever I want to hear my father’s voice, I can pick up a book from my bedside and I can hear him speak.”
Israel: A Mosaic of Ethnic Cuisines
Israel’s vibrant food scene has made this small Mediterranean country one of the most exciting culinary destinations in the world…
David Irving Sticks to His Script
Sixteen years later, the original “cast members” look back at the famous trial that debunked Holocaust revisionism—and changed their lives.
Jewish Genes as Time Machines
A lonely Jew reassembles her vanished family through a combination of genealogical sleuthing, genetic testing and cousin-fishing
Opinion // Hillary the Hawk
Clinton’s foreign policy may surprise her opponents—and her supporters.
Opinion // Israel Is Sitting This One Out
Even Bibi Netanyahu has gone quiet on this year’s U.S. presidential election.
Opinion // I’m Just Saying No To Hillary Clinton
Why Donald Trump is the best option for Israel—and America.
Opinion// Left or Right? Neither Side Feels Safe
What are Jews to do in an election season that features Trump, BDS and BLM?