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Arendt in Jerusalem

With their monumental errors of political and moral judgment, Hannah Arendt's writings on Zionism, Israel, and the Holocaust have metastasized into a destructive legacy.Straddling the Non-Existent Middle

Too many young Zionists, with the best will of the world, want to stand on both sides of the question.  A rejoinder to Erika Dreifus' Jewish Ideas Daily feature.      Stained Glass Ceiling?

Women rabbis are shocked to have problems getting jobs. But is this because, as the (woman) head of a Conservative rabbinical school maintains, halakhah is an inherently male system?Spreading the Hebrew Word

Gauging a language's importance according to its number of native speakers would place Hebrew at number 70. Yet Hebrew has had an outsize influence on human language, and on Western civilization.A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing

Mitt Romney certainly talks tough on Iran, European socialism, and Obama's abandonment of Israel. But would his foreign policy really be any different? Lost Synagogues of Europe

A wooden synagogue, a synagogue that hosted Zionist meetings, the first Reform temple with an organ: a slideshow of the artist's paintings of pre-World War II synagogues for a series of children's books.The Bad Samaritan

You can't understand the story of the Good Samaritan without knowing that a Samaritan was the last kind of person to whom a Jew would look for help.Israel’s Indian Connection

The highest-ranking Indian official in a decade is about to visit Israel. His trip is another step in India's 20-year journey out of Third World socialism.Silent Majority

Everyone says young American Jews are increasingly hostile to Israel. But is it true? A new poll cautions us not to mistake a vocal minority for the majority.