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Otherwise Occupied

Occupy Wall Street protesters are trying to prevent their movement from turning against the Jews—but they may come head-to-head with an old, hard truth about anti-Semitism.Putting the Pieces Together

An ambitious new project aims to digitize the entire Cairo Genizah, thus virtually reassembling half a million document fragments scattered around the world. Why Joshua?

What is truly celebrated on Simhat Torah: the fact that the Torah has been completed, or that its reading begins again? The choice of the day's Haftarah, and the history of that choice, offer a clue. (PDF, 2010)To Ransom or Not to Ransom?

As demands for the release of captive soldiers grow ever more exorbitant, when is the price simply too high to pay?Fronds on the Front Lines

The lulav was such a central symbol of victory that in the midst of his revolt against Rome (132-5 C.E.), Bar Kokhba ordered a special supply for his troops. (PDF)  Fifth Column

Hundreds of professors and lecturers, employed by Israel's state-financed universities, are building careers as full-time activists working against the very country in which they live.Mozart for Nazis?

The Mozart "industry" prospered under the Third Reich—but saw numerous attempts to emphasize Mozart's Germanness and to distance the composer from his known associations with Freemasonry.Academe Award

Set in the Hebrew University's Talmud department, Footnote is a film of serious philosophical inquiry, cloaked in winking academic gossip for those in the know.