Sarah Silverman's Great Schlep
Trying to push American Jewish seniors to vote Democrat, the Jewish Council for Education & Research has enlisted Sarah Silverman
Israeli Prize for Prickly Conservationist
I confess to making a dumb and painful mistake in Israel last month: trying to harvest a sabra fruit with
As Chinese Come to Israel, Recalling One Israeli in China
We’ve come a long way since 1985, when Israeli travelers I met in China had to hide their “real” passports
Physical Modesty in Judaism: A Response by Rabbi Gershon Winkler
In our current issue, we printed a letter from a reader who was curious about Rabbi Gershon Winkler’s response to
Shin Bet Justice: Tunnel Vision?
Tunnels. The very word connotes ancient secrets, mystic rites and modern adventure. Israel is blessed with tunnels both natural (the
The Jewish Part in the Caucasus Conflict
Last week, as the state of war was officially declared between Russia and Georgia over the region of South Ossetia,
Beijing Olympics: Jewish Update
We are getting closer and closer to the Beijing Olympics next month, where all the Jews whose baseball teams have
More on Jews + Blacks
NJDC’s blog alerted us to a recent Daily Show video that you can see here. It’s about Jewish/Black relations, only
Obama in Israel News Round-Up
Sen. Barack Obama is visiting Israel and the West Bank. Here is a recap of his trip: Obama arrived and