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The Divine Comedy

Religious people are primed to view their experiences in terms of happiness and suffering, reward and punishment.  But what about the divine category of the joke?In Memory of a Friend

Senator Daniel Inouye, who died this week, was a decorated war hero, a champion of his state of Hawaii—and a stalwart and constant friend of Israel.The Other Kindertransport

We know about the thousands of Jewish children sheltered in wartime Britain.  For 75 years, though, no one knew about the smaller group ferried to Denmark, Sweden, and Palestine.The Enemy of My Enemy

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad will install another regime hostile to Israel.  The difference is that this one will be even more hostile toward Iran.Chuck Hagel’s Jewish Problem

Former Republican senator Chuck Hagel has encouraged talks with Hamas and Iran and is on record condemning the "Jewish lobby."  Now, he is a front-runner to become Defense Secretary.The Scrolls Go Digital

Thanks to a two-year collaboration between the Israel Antiquities Authority and Google, the Dead Sea Scrolls are now online.The Six Commandments

If all of the Torah’s 613 commandments seem too much, relax: there are only six that a person must fulfill constantly to keep the evil inclination at bay.The Not-So-Magic Carpet Ride

Operation Magic Carpet, the airlift of 50,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel, has gone down in legend.  But the archives reveal that mismanagement cost hundreds of lives.The Road to Serfdom

Did Joseph rescue Egypt from disaster through government intervention, like a good Keynesian—or enslave an entire population to the State, like a good Keynesian?The Paper Brigade

When the Nazis occupied Vilna, they planned to destroy large numbers of Yiddish texts.  A group of Jewish scholars worked to save the books from destruction.