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Court Jews

"To what extent does halakhah permit a Jewish official to sidestep normative rabbinic law and tradition?"The Price of Philanthropy

By funding national institutions through philanthropic donations, Israel gains gleaming new facilities at no cost to the public purse—but at the expense of public control.Paradise Regained?

Francesca Segal's latest novel The Innocents, a reworking of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence for Jewish north-west London, substitutes tragedy for repentance and redemption.America’s Most Hated

Despite fears of a rise in Islamophobia, FBI records for the last decade show that fewer Muslims per capita have been the victims of hate crimes than homosexuals, African Americans, or Jews.Barak’s Last Battle

"Barak's basic approach to security, although he never articulated it as such, boils down to expecting the worst and acting accordingly.  It's a logical position for a chastened former peacemaker." Israel’s Other Election

The campaign is on for the election of Israel's next Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi.  Religious Zionist candidate, David Stav, warns that a haredi victory would see Israel "torn to shreds."The Jews of Middle Earth

"I do think of the 'Dwarves' like Jews," wrote Tolkien, "at once native and alien in their habitations, speaking the languages of the country, but with an accent due to their own private tongue."