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Succeeding Lord Sacks

Britain's next Chief Rabbi will be Orthodox—needless to say. But is it too much to hope that, like Jonathan Sacks, he will also command the respect not only of other Jews but of Britons in general?  The Peoplehood Fallacy

What the new communal emphasis on Jewish peoplehood misses: yes, Jews are a people—but only by virtue of their connectedness to the Jewish faith and to the land of Israel.Zooming in on Israel

Think that lately the American media have become obsessed with the Jewish state? A new academic study shows that the obsession goes all the way back to 1950. For Whom the Bell Tolls

Did a tiny ancient golden bell, found near the Temple Mount and making a faint metallic clink, once adorn a priestly garment?Whale on Rye

If a whale had cloven hooves and chewed its cud, would it be kosher?On “Chutzbah”

According to an 1896 essay, a "light sarcastic humor, smart but superficial," is a specialty of Jews, who, while abounding in insolence, fatally lack the modesty that is the mark of true genius.The Day the Music Didn’t Die

Although one wouldn't know it from the obituaries for JDub, at least two other companies promoting contemporary Jewish music continue to thrive on leaner budgets and with much smaller staffs.Dutch Treat

An unusually large number of Yiddish words made their way into the language of Holland. Take asjewijne, for example—or biskopetjes.Cantors and Levites

Five years of formal schooling may seem like a lot, but as with the Levites in the ancient Temple, the musical and Jewish training of today's cantors is a lifetime's affair.