Naomi Ragen: The Ultra-Orthodox’ PR Problem
By Naomi Ragen
The cultural divide in Israel between Haredi and secular Jews has reached new extremes. In December, Haredi men spat upon a terrified eight-year-old...
Clifford D. May: Are We Too Fair-minded to Take Our Own Side?
By Clifford D. May
In the 20th century, a war was waged against the Jews of Europe. It culminated in the Holocaust. In the 21st century,...
From The Editor
By Nadine Epstein
Welcome to our Messiah Issue!
The specter of a messiah is alive and well in the 21st century. We may not think of it...
Messiah Mania: A Short History of Four Jews and Their Legacies
Jesus
Simon Bar Kokhba
Shabbtai Tzvi
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
No one can verify the exact number, but to date, Judaism has rejected at least 24 Jews claiming to...
What Does the Concept of the Messiah Mean Today?
Amos Oz
I’m a secular Jew. I am in dire need of sober political leadership, not of a messiah. But let me tell you this. In...
The Age-Old New-Age Approach to Judaism
by Kelley Kidd
This morning, I woke up feeling extremely grumpy. Too little sleep the night before combined with looming stress put me in a supremely...
Election News Roundup
By Monika Wysocki
Here's a look at a few religion and politics highlights from this week...
The newest front-runner in the wildly unpredictable GOP primary, former Senator...
Catholic Candidates, Voters and Contraception
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
From the announcement of President Obama’s controversial new contraception policy, to Rick Santorum’s unexpected triple-win on Tuesday—Catholics have determined this week’s news...
A Priest Bears Witness
Father Patrick Desbois is on a mission to uncover the mass graves of nearly two million Jews. Sixty years after the Holocaust, time is running...
The Jewish Jordan, King Amar'e, and a Kabbalistic Halftime
by Sala Levin
The Super Bowl is upon us, and this year the New England Patriots (owned by Robert Kraft, heavily involved in Jewish philanthropy) and...
The Jewish Jordan, King Amar’e, and a Kabbalistic Halftime
by Sala Levin
The Super Bowl is upon us, and this year the New England Patriots (owned by Robert Kraft, heavily involved in Jewish philanthropy) and...
Journalists Lynn Sweet and Ron Kampeas on the Jewish Vote
By Alexis McNamee
For more on the Jewish vote in the 2012 presidential election, yesterday we listened in to “The Jewish Federations of North America Teleconference...