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A Friend in Francis

Months before his election as Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio attended Hanukkah celebrations in Buenos Aires and spoke of "the holy light shining on all mankind." (Video)French Jews Under Fire

One year after the Toulouse massacre, French Jews face increasing anti-Semitism from Muslims, and have few allies on either side of the political spectrum.Torah—at the Taxpayer’s Expense

"What kind of message does it send to the world that our vaunted Jewish minds are put to use to milk the welfare system for our own benefit?" What’s Wrong with Cross-Dressing?

Although the Torah prohibits cross-dressing, it never explains why—and there is no consensus on the reason among Jewish sources in antiquity.Schindler’s List Turns 20

The reverence for Schindler's List as "the" Holocaust story "amounts to a posthumous marginalization of every innocent Hitler succeeded in killing."Constitutional Discrimination

New York City’s human rights commission has charged ultra-Orthodox businesses with discrimination for demanding female modesty—that is, for exercising a constitutional right.Evading the Synagogue Tax

Young Jews are increasingly reluctant to pay synagogue membership fees.  But they are paying for other kinds of Jewish affiliation.Still, Small Voice

"Rationalists, such as Maimonides, and mystical poets, such as Judah Halevi, agree that at the end of the journey there is silence—that silence is the ultimate connection." (Interview by Alfredo Borodowski)Art at War

"Could it be that artists and intellectuals find it soothing to think that they are the particular enemies of authoritarian regimes?"Kashrut in America

In 1986, a jar of herring in vinegar brought America's government-backed kosher regulation to its knees—and heralded the rise of the private kosher certification agency.