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Jewish prayer services are too long, fostering late arrivals, talking, and unfocused minds.From China to Yeshivah

A group of yarmulke-clad young men from Kaifeng's Jewish community, now studying in Israel, seem less bothered by Orthodoxy's strictures than puzzled by its leniencies.A Palestinian Right of Return?

In the view of two eminent experts, international law does not recognize the right of Palestinian refugees or their descendants to return to their former homes.They Have Names

Ending a prison hunger strike in order to preserve their strength, Iranian dissidents demonstrate that the opposition, though hobbled, struggles fiercely on.Herman the Former Jew

A rare 12th-century Latin memoir offers a unique window into the thinking of a Jewish apostate—if it is authentic.A Hindu Way to Judaism?

The "Kirtan Rabbi," a/k/a Andrew Hahn, harnesses a Sanskrit call-and-response form of worship to promote what he insists is authentic Judaism. (With video)Better Fasting through Chemistry

Jerusalem researchers are testing a drug that may help Jews and Muslims on fast days.A Brutal Teacher

Those who wish for Middle East peace must reckon with the lessons that bitter experience has taught Israelis; here are ten of them.A Life in Letters

Zvi Narkis, who has died at eighty-nine, was one of the most significant designers of modern Hebrew typefaces, placing his stamp on everything from cheese wrappers to currency to the Jerusalem Bible.Right of Return

Although certified as Jewish by two rabbinical courts, a backsliding convert to Christianity has been denied Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return—but, in a novel and suggestive ruling, invited to try again.