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Under the Old City

A 2,000-year-old drainage channel underneath the Western Wall plaza dramatically enriches the picture of Jerusalem in the period of the Second Temple.The Zeal of Simon Wiesenthal

Was the intrepid hunter of mass murderers and war criminals also an irresponsible fabulist, and a fabricator of historical facts?In Search of Hidden Jews

He wanders Amazon jungles, travels to Chinese villages, sees in India's Bnei Menashe his life's mission. Meet Michael Freund, the "Christopher Columbus of Jews."Mishpatim: Hebrew Slaves and their Masters

"Should you purchase a Hebrew slave [eved ivri], he shall labor for six years and go free, gratis, in the seventh." This week's portion commences with a topic that is of poignant and almost eerie pertinence in this period of upheaval caused by economic straits, when many Jews have increasingly been compelled to depend on communal and philanthropic welfare. How does a Jew become a slave? And can another Jew become a slave master?A Dangerous Game

As their citizens demand civil rights, leaders of Arab regimes distract them by igniting anti-Semitic rhetoric.The Resistance in Lebanon

With Hizballah's power grab, the mantle of resistance moves to the March 14 movement that won Lebanon's elections. But will they resist, and will the U.S. back them?Al-Jazeera’s Show Trial

The "Palestine Papers" seem designed to deprive the West Bank leadership of what is left of its credibility; they may succeed.Learning from Reynolds Price

Why can't American Jewish writers give as much serious and deep thought to their religion as the late novelist, a self-declared "outlaw Christian," gave to his? “Blessed is the Match”

Through her personal artifacts, diary, and poetry, a New York exhibit tells the story of the Zionist heroine Hannah Senesh, caught in Hungary and executed by the Nazis at the age of twenty-three.