Search Results

Search for    in    All Categories Daily Features Daily Picks The Weekly Portion   

You can also browse by author, browse by source, or view the archives.

In Search of Herod’s Tomb

A first-hand report by the late archeologist who uncovered the luxurious desert retreat and burial place of the ruler of ancient Judea.Playing Nice

An award for good sportsmanship has highlighted the all-embracing educational ethos of an Orthodox day school.The Scholar Who Came to Dinner

Visiting scholars have become a regular feature of American congregational life; is the educational experience worth it, either to them or to the synagogue-goers?Abolish UNRWA

The UN agency ostensibly devoted to the welfare of Palestinian refugees is an incubator of revanchism and terrorism; dismantling it is the first step toward creating the conditions for a viable peace process.After the Chief

Jonathan Sacks has announced his retirement; who will succeed him as the UK's chief rabbi?The Irish Rover

John Patrick Cooper was a hard-drinking soldier with a big heart who deserted British forces to fight with the Jews during Israel's War of Independence, and stayed on. Mission Creep

The newly launched Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University already shows signs of turning into a platform for an anti-Israel agenda.A Yeshiva Boy’s Christmas

How one Jew learned to stop worrying and love the American Christmas season.Uprooting Beirut

As Beirut's largest synagogue undergoes a massive government-funded facelift, the neighborhood's last Jew has been evicted from her home. (With photos)