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The Z-Word

Originally a term for the movement to establish a Jewish state in ancient Israel, "Zionism" has hung on, particularly in the mouths of Israel's enemies.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.Analyzing Ashkelon

Science is revolutionizing the study of ancient Ashkelon—revealing mysterious cylinders as parts of ancient looms, proving that what we thought were palaces may really have been stables.The Last Resort

Jews may have deserted the Catskills for the Vineyard and the Hamptons. But one of the great resorts, Kutsher's, refuses to go quietly. Meet Kutsher's Tribeca.