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The Scandal of Particularity

Despite what some modern Jews think, particularism is not the enemy of universalism; quite the contrary.D’varim: “Weeping for the Generations”

This week's portion, which inaugurates the book of Deuteronomy, is traditionally read on the Shabbat immediately preceding Tisha b'Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, the anniversary of the destructions of both the First and Second Temples.Pooling Genes

A new scientific paper uses DNA to assert a genetic link between Jews and Africans—a link also attested by ancient Jewish tales of trade and other exchanges with sub-Saharan Africa.Saving Monticello

Without the care and stewardship of the Levy family in the 19th century, one of America's most famous presidential homes might not exist today.Is Hizballah in Trouble?

Severely weakened by, among other things, the shaky condition of the Assad regime in Syria, the terrorist group is looking for a pretext to assert its dominance by confronting Israel.Number Theory

Jews are well represented among winners of the Fields Medal, the highest honor given by the International Congress of Mathematicians; Elon Lindenstrauss joins them as the first Israeli-born medalist.Where’s Wallenberg?

New evidence suggests that Moscow may be withholding information helpful in solving the 66-year-old puzzle of the fate of the great hero of the Holocaust.Out of Hungary

Following the Nazi rise to power, a group of mostly Jewish Hungarians made their way to the United States, where they produced exceptional achievements in science and art. Rembrandt’s Jewish Jesus

Living in Amsterdam's bustling Jewish quarter, the mature painter determined that the true image of the Christian savior would be found among his neighbors.