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The First Obligation of Statehood

A cohesive Israeli society depends on the ability of the Jewish state to protect its minorities, both Jewish and non-Jewish, physically and culturally.Trotsky the Jew

Can the Russian revolutionary be treated as an "eminent Jewish figure"? A new book attempts to do just that—and glides over the more savage features of Trotsky's thought and behavior in the process.Otherwise Occupied

Occupy Wall Street protesters are trying to prevent their movement from turning against the Jews—but they may come head-to-head with an old, hard truth about anti-Semitism.Putting the Pieces Together

An ambitious new project aims to digitize the entire Cairo Genizah, thus virtually reassembling half a million document fragments scattered around the world.Nature, Nurture, and the Nobel Prize

The case study of Jewish IQ can reveal not only the source and nature of intelligence, but whether we as a society are mature enough to debate these questions honestly.A Jewish Writer in America

In a 1988 talk, Saul Bellow reflects on "what the twentieth century has made of me and what I have made of the twentieth century."  Part II of a two-part series; part I is here.Mozart for Nazis?

The Mozart "industry" prospered under the Third Reich—but saw numerous attempts to emphasize Mozart's Germanness and to distance the composer from his known associations with Freemasonry.Why Joshua?

What is truly celebrated on Simhat Torah: the fact that the Torah has been completed, or that its reading begins again? The choice of the day's Haftarah, and the history of that choice, offer a clue. (PDF, 2010)To Ransom or Not to Ransom?

As demands for the release of captive soldiers grow ever more exorbitant, when is the price simply too high to pay?Fronds on the Front Lines

The lulav was such a central symbol of victory that in the midst of his revolt against Rome (132-5 C.E.), Bar Kokhba ordered a special supply for his troops. (PDF)