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Sardines Undergo DNA Barcoding

Can canned fish products containing parasitic worms still be considered kosher? The verdict is in.Reacting to Modernity

The scholar Jon Levenson invites us to think about how traditional thinkers set up part of their thought as authentic, traditional, organic, and set up other parts as "modern."The New Stern Gang

Avraham Stern was reviled by Jews in Mandate Palestine, appalled at his proposed deal with the Nazis. But seventy years after he was killed by British soldiers, young Israelis are coming to revere him.Iran’s Anti-Western Consensus

Iran's educated elites are among Ahmadinejad's opponents, yet they have no less contempt for the West, or doubt that Iran is the victim of Western aggression.Still Perplexed

A new study of the method of Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed seeks to challenge Leo Strauss's esoteric reading in favor of a dialectical understanding of contradictions in the book.    Aelia Capitolina

The Roman city built on the ruins of Second Temple Jerusalem was considered insignificant archeologically, and accursed religiously. But new excavations are uncovering its dramatic influence on modern Jerusalem.Linked Arms

The historically strong relationship between Israel and Guatemala is paying dividends in international diplomacy, yet ordinary Guatemalans have not forgiven Israel for her cooperation with Ríos Montt's junta thirty years ago. Jewish Literacy and Jewish Imagination

If they wish to make an impact, progressive Jewish activists and thinkers must learn to speak the language of Judaism.Hitler Slept Here

For six months, an American writer traveled Germany, interviewing locals and exploring the legacy of Nazism. What did he find? A still-extant obsession with Jews.