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Can We Blame Them?

Defending the Swiss ban on minarets, and answering the cries of outrage in the Muslim world.What’s Left of Jewish Mother Russia

On the 75th anniversary of its establishment by the Soviet regime, the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan is a barren monument to the conjunction of misplaced idealism with brute power politics.Four Seasons Lodge

A new movie (watch trailer) offers an extraordinary look at an American community of Holocaust survivors, gathering for the last time.What Illegal Settlements?

Jewish neighborhoods, towns, and cities in the West Bank may be controversial, but they do not transgress international law.Iran in Its Sights

Unless Tehran does an about-face, history suggests that Israel will attack in a way that does not require U.S. permission, or even a warning. Dispensing Medical Marijuana: Some Halachic Parameters

Given that habit-forming narcotics are routinely prescribed for the relief of pain, and that such relief is mandated by the halachah, it would seem that medical marijuana can be prescribed according to Jewish law.