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Beware the Spiritual Splitters

In England, the recent increase in "alternative" services catering to specific tastes and sub-groups is dramatically depleting once-thriving synagogues.The Arab Street

A new public-opinion survey finds a scant 16 percent of Arabs "optimistic" about U.S. policy in the Middle East—down from 51 percent last year; a majority view an Iranian bomb as a good thing.The Mosque and the Nunnery

Lessons for the planned Islamic center near Ground Zero from John Paul II's handling of the Carmelite nuns who moved into an abandoned building on the edge of Auschwitz.Hands-on Archaeology

American students digging at a ninth-century B.C.E. site near the ancient Philistine city of Gath, the hometown of Goliath, have learned a great deal about the archaeologist's craft—and about biblical history.Inspired Madness

A relatively unknown and deeply troubled 19th-century Swedish-Jewish painter is coming to be seen as a key figure in European modernism.What Would Jesus Do?

To the Jewish donors who help finance Boston's Catholic schools, providing needy children with an excellent education is a means of expressing their own religious values.Better Late than Never?

Media reports of Tuesday's deadly ambush of Israeli soldiers at the Lebanese border exemplify the instinct to blame Israel first; belatedly, some have corrected the record.At the Pity Café

A new book explores the Yiddish café culture of Weimar-era Berlin.A Layup in Jerusalem

Considering himself "spiritually and culturally" Jewish, the African-American basketball star Amar'e Stoudemire has traveled to Israel to explore his roots.Made in Britain

Twenty-eight countries have come under assault from UK-based Islamist terrorists. Should governments adjust their immigration procedures accordingly?