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Who’s Really Killing Iran’s Nuclear Scientists?

No one knows—but the rush to judgment by so many pundits smacks of political passion rather than cool analysis. Va’era: What’s in a Name? (Part Two)

In last week's column, Moshe Sokolow pointed out that the name of the portion was Sh'mot, a word that itself means "names." He took that as an opportunity to mention some of the more interesting Jewish surnames and their meanings. I cannot resist adding my own favorite: Remba, an acronym taken from Proverbs 19:21, "Many are the schemes of the human mind."The Fifty-Minute Shiur

The year was 1978.  Psychology reigned supreme. People were reading Erik Erikson, R. D. Laing, Fritz Perls.  And seemingly the only Rosh Yeshiva to field the new questions was Joseph B. Soloveitchik.   Body Politics

Iran's birthrate has fallen dramatically. Is it because Iranian women have more opportunities for education and employment, or is it a reaction to the Islamist regime? A debate.How Much Do Rabbis Earn?

A priest, a rabbi, and an imam walk into a bar. Who buys the drinks?A Passage to India

According to legend, the Jews of Parur were so rich and proud that they offered incense at a public altar—and because of this act of hubris, the synagogue congregation was stricken with the plague.Beetlemania

That Hitler insisted on the development of a small, affordable, everyman's car is well-known. What's not clear is who deserves credit for designing the Volkswagen. One likely candidate is a Jewish engineer. Land of the Rising Zun

It was a stray reference to Kafka's obsession with Yiddish theater that started Kazuo Ueda down the path that led to his creation of an implausible opus: the world's first Yiddish-Japanese dictionary.