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American Gentility and the Mosque at Ground Zero

Americans have yet to learn that the first step to defending yourself is to acknowledge that someone is out to destroy you.Combing for Treasure

Researchers are finally being allowed to review the books and papers of the great Yiddish writer Chaim Grade, who died in 1982. Culture and Agriculture

Ancient Israelite farming methods have been reconstructed at Sataf, a 250-acre eco-park near Jerusalem.Symbolic Foods

On Rosh Hashanah, as on other Jewish holidays, cuisine becomes a system of meaning. What Does Abbas Want?

The Palestinian leader needs the pretense of movement in peace negotiations, but what he needs more is the continued presence of Israel's army in the West Bank.The Few, the Proud, the Chosen

From kosher Boxed Nasties to the minyan at Al Asad air base: life as a Jewish Marine.Take My Synagogue

In referring to the place where they worship, most Jews prefer to use a name other than "synagogue," the ancient Greek translation of beit k'nesset.Classical Islam and the Jews

The root of the Israel-Arab conflict is not territorial but religious. Part I; part II is here.