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Who Owns Samson Raphael Hirsch?

Both modern Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jews have laid claim to the influential 19th-century German rabbi and thinker; the former have the better argument.The Welfare of Animals

As the Dutch parliament debates a bill to ban kosher slaughter, it is well to bear in mind that the practice is mandated in order to prevent animal suffering—as indeed it does.“The Center of the Whole World”

A 16th-century German collection of maps includes a rendering of Jerusalem, a city "whose size and splendor marvels the imagination."Toward the Promised Land

Later this year, over 7,000 members of the Bnei Menashe community, which claims descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes, are preparing to emigrate from northeast India to Israel.Include Us In

England's Jewish twenty-somethings may not be found in the community's long-established institutions, religious or secular, but there is nothing apathetic about their engagement with Judaism.In Jerusalem, with Shyne

Notes from a visit to Israel—including a sighting of the rapper Jamal Michael Barrow, now Moses Michael Levi, in black hat, beard, and sidecurls.The Shame of the “Human-Rights Community”

Twelve leading human-rights organizations have marked the fifth anniversary of Gilad Shalit's captivity with a statement so craven that it doesn't even demand his release.Are Day Schools the Solution?

They are a solution for some, but focusing all communal funding on them is not the way to improve Jewish education.For Israelis, a Two-Day Weekend?

In addition to synchronizing Israeli businesses with the world's markets, an American-style Sunday might allow for a welcome catching of the collective breath.Orthodoxy in Motion

A decade or so ago, a sociologist argued that American Orthodoxy was sliding to the Right; today he contends it is sliding to the Left. Maybe the terms need to be examined.