Was Einstein a Jewish Saint?
As usual, Albert Einstein hadn’t dressed for the occasion.
Most of the 40 or so young men waiting for him that Friday night in January at...
Anat Hoffman Dares to Take On Israel’s Orthodox Establishment. Can She Win?
A visionary to some, a troublemaker to others, Anat Hoffman is leading the charge for women to be allowed to read the Torah at the Western Wall. The executive director of the Israel Reform Action Committee and spokesperson for Women of the Wall has become the face of the fight for religious freedom in Israel.
Sarah Posner: Why Abortion Is a Religious Freedom Issue
The beliefs of "Judeo-Christian" pro-lifers--aka the American Christian right--do not represent the Jewish theological position.
From the Editor
One could argue that Israel is the country where non-Orthodox Jews have the least religious freedom: They can’t marry, divorce or convert according to their...
Jewish Word | Moser
The Jewish Snitch
by Sala Levin
Earlier this year, Nechemya Weberman, a member of the Hasidic Satmar community in New York, was sentenced to 103 years in...
Ask the Rabbis: In counseling end-of-life care, what Jewish principles are most valuable?
In counseling end-of-life care, what Jewish principles are most valuable?
Book Review | The Book of Genesis: A Biography
Jon D. Levenson reviews Ronald Hendel's new book, The Book of Genesis: A Biography.
Book Review | jews and words
Stefan Kanfer reviews jews and words by Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger.
The Price of Being Jewish: An Interview with Judea Pearl
The downward slant of Judea Pearl’s eyes lends a perpetually sorrowful expression to his bearded face. Yet, he is rarely somber during our talk; in...
Ask the Rabbis: Does Jewish anxiety have a theological basis?
INDEPENDENT
Anxiety is a universal human malady that strikes when we find ourselves at the crossroads of choice-making, equipped with several hefty wagonloads of relativities and...
Summer Programs 2014 Guide
Camp Airy and camp Louise
Situated in the rolling hills of Western Maryland, Camp Airy for boys and Camp Louise for girls provide overnight camping for...
Book Review | Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Will the Real Abraham Please Stand Up?
Jon D. Levenson
Princeton University Press
2012, $29.95, pp. 244
The synthetic term “Abrahamic,” habitually used to depict the...