Q&A: Naomi Tsur on Women in Jerusalem Politics
Naomi Tsur spent five years as a third-string deputy to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, responsible for the ancient city’s urban planning and environmental sustainability files.
But...
Opinion: Jews and Latinos, an Alliance Built on Shared Values
There is a growing political alliance between Latinos and Jews in America – but it’s not for the reasons some people think.
In recent months,...
Opinion: Gilad Shalit’s Negotiator, Gershon Baskin
On October 18 we mark two years from the remarkable day when the world waited with great anticipation to see Gilad Shalit stride from captivity...
The Catholic Conversion in Teaching on Jews
Sometime in my mid-teens, I asked to join the CYO basketball team at the parish church in my New Jersey hometown. For the uninitiated, CYO stands for Catholic Youth Organization, and it was the group to which my two best friends belonged. Jimmy Lyons lived across the street from me, and Tim Mulligan was his buddy from parochial school. Needless to say, I was Jewish.
Q&A: Middle East Scholar Aaron David Miller on Syria and Israel
The United States, Russia, China, France and Britain reached a UN Security Council resolution this week to compel Syria to relinquish its chemical weapons stock...
Pilgrimage to Uman
Almost 200 years after Rebbe Nachman’s death, his followers flock to a once-closed Soviet town to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
by Nadine Epstein
I’m on a bus to...
Recipe: Café Hafuch
Adapted from squidoo.com
Serves: 1
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Café Hafuch or “upside-down” coffee is Israel’s answer to cappuccino. Variations include adding an extra shot...
Jewish Word | Beshert
Beshert: Is destiny the best way to choose a mate?
From the Editor
As we enter the year 5774 on the Jewish calendar, I find myself thinking about where the world was 100 years ago
Opinion | Clifford D. May
Syria’s descent into chaos and extremism does not bode well for its neighbors.
Reza Aslan’s Jesus
Reza Aslan is an Iranian American scholar of religions, whose internationally acclaimed books include No god But God and Beyond Fundamentalism. His most recent book,...