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What Missing Million Israelis?

Contrary to a recent, radically distorted estimate, the percentage of native-born Israelis leaving the country is comparable to that of many other developed nations.Me and Jonah

My favorite book of the Bible is a sly masterpiece, a parody of prophetic solemnities, a magnificent piece of literature because it is so funny.Rembrandt’s Jewish Jesus

Living in Amsterdam's bustling Jewish quarter, the mature painter determined that the true image of the Christian savior would be found among his neighbors.On the Up Beat

At twenty-nine, Omer Wellber, whose career began at the age of five, conducts the world's top orchestras and has become musical director of the Valencia Opera House.A Role for Israeli Arabs

A population still mainly loyal to Israel can and should do more; it should act as a bridge between Jewish Israelis and both Palestinians and the Arab world. Next Year in Worms

The place where Rashi (1040–1105) studied and where the oldest European synagogue stood is now devoid of a Jewish community; but the memory lives on, if selectively.The Limits of Tikkun Olam

To my fellow non-Orthodox Jews: as a community, we must repair ourselves far more urgently than we must repair the world.Protestant Mishnah

Can the ancient rabbinic code of law be studied on its own, apart from the commentaries, deliberations, and disputes of the Talmud?Amy Winehouse, Cremation, and the Jews

More than half of Americans in Western states are being cremated after death; can the Jewish community be far behind, and where have modern Jewish authorities stood on the issue?