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“Was I a Man or a Jerk?”

Greg Bellow's memoir of his father, author Saul Bellow, reveals "a sort of uneasy, seesaw truce between a famous, domineering, and rageful father, and a sensitive son."Kingdom of Priests

Isaac Abravanel writes that Leviticus principally explains the role of the priests, but he later states that the book is about the holiness of the entire people.  Which is it? Who Needs a Constitution?

Popular opinion holds that the religious parties prevented Israel from adopting a constitution.  But the archives show that the real obstacle was Ben-Gurion.The Sound of Silence

"Negative theology does not mean the suppression of speech; rather, it takes us through speech to another dimension of reality."Israel on Syria

If Assad falls, the risk of a high-intensity war between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights will recede—but the likelihood of low-intensity conflict will increase.Is Blood Thicker than Holy Water?

Mary Eberstadt argues that religion goes hand in hand with the traditional family.  But religions are often founded on the triumph of faith over kinship.Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

Disagreements in the religious Zionist camp over which candidate to back for chief rabbi are likely to ensure that the post remains in haredi hands.Conspiracy of Silence

A new book documents how “Jew” and “Zionist” have become generic insults in Muslim countries—and how Western policymakers deliberately ignore the extent of Islamic anti-Semitism.Diary of the Hitler Diary Hoax

Thirty years ago, Stern magazine announced the discovery of Hitler’s lost diaries, which claimed that he did not know what was happening to the Jews.  Within two weeks, the diaries were exposed as fakes. Remembering Bar Yohai—and Bar Kokhba

On Lag BaOmer, which begins tomorrow night, we commemorate not only the yahrzeit of Tannaic rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai but also the Bar Kokhba revolt.