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Festival of Sites

One of the oldest synagogues ever found in Israel lies in what is thought to be the place where the Maccabee resistance began; but the site remains abandoned, unmarked, and unpreserved.The Accidental Spy

What motivated Harry Gold, a man far from being a Communist sympathizer, to assist in espionage that enabled the Soviets to build an atomic bomb?Two States, or One (Arab) State?

The true alternative to a two-state solution is not the bi-national fantasy indulged in by some Israeli and Western commentators but a single state that is Arab and Muslim: one state for one people.Brain Death and the Orthodox

Improbable sectors of the Orthodox community are pitted against each other on a question of major medical and religious significance. My New Language

"Hebrew is difficult, beautiful, [and] rebellious, and I can't imagine a time when I won't want to keep going back to the land where they speak it—no matter how rude they are."Democracy by Numbers

According to the latest annual findings, Israel's democracy fares poorly in social harmony, scores low in political stability, but otherwise ranks with or near the world's established democracies.Best Jewish Apps 2010

A "parveometer," an iTalmud, Hebrew song lyrics, calendars, and cookbooks: a round-up.Welcome to Flavor Country

A visit to Eastern Europe reveals the origins of the meats, matzo balls, pickles, and other beloved staples of Jewish delicatessens around the world.Writing Jewish

What makes a work of literature Jewish? Dan Miron, an eminent authority, argues against a unified or "continuous" view and for a mixed and expansive one.