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Sea Change

The real story in the Arab world is about the revival of sovereignty, seen in the uncharacteristically decisive Arab League suspension of Syria.From Haran to Hebron

One anthropologist is on a campaign to mark the 1,200 kilometer path traveled by the patriarch Abraham through Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Israel.Treacherous Texts

The amazing and enduring power of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" has little to do with the mind of its forgers and everything to do with the avidity of its consumers.Et tu, Harold Bloom?

Just as it would not be appropriate to criticize rabbinic Judaism for not being an exact replica of Mosaic Judaism, it is also improper to ridicule the LDS Church for having adopted certain practices of late. The Lord Provides the Punctuation

The first editions of the King James Bible were littered with mistakes. One left out a crucial word in Exodus 20:14, to read "thou shalt commit adultery"—an error for which the printers were heavily fined.Truth from an Unlikely Source

The new country of South Sudan has taken its place squarely with the Jewish state and attacked the Arab-led conspiracy against Israel in international organizations.Free Market Rabbinate

Competition for marriage registration in Israel would foster religious expression and provide a positive alternative to the Chief Rabbinate's counterproductive monopoly.In Concert

How to characterize the work of composers like Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Mahler, in which Jewish folk tunes and Bible stories are blended with Christian themes?The Ethics of Doctors’ Strikes

The right of workers to strike is engrained in modern societies. But is it ethical for physicians to withhold treatment when human lives may be at stake?