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Havah Nagilah: From Niggun To Cliché

Today, it is the clichéd stuff of American weddings.  But it began in Europe as a Hasidic niggun, and picked up its words in 20th-century Palestine.More than Just God’s Name

When God spoke His name to Moses, was He providing proof of His existence, as Rambam argues, or merely stating the qualities with which He would redeem His people?Not By Bread Alone

Israel's Nalaga'at is the world’s only deaf-blind theater company.  Later this month, American audiences will have the chance to see their performance—and eat their freshly baked bread. Hagel: The View From Nebraska

Activists and officials have called Hagel hostile to Jews in his home state of Nebraska.  No one among his supporters has come forward to dispute the allegation.Martin Gilbert’s Legacy

With his monumental works on the Holocaust, Zionism, and Winston Churchill, Martin Gilbert deserves to be celebrated as not only a great Jewish historian but a great English historian.Israel’s Arabs: Deprived or Radicalized?

In 2003, the Orr Commission blamed economic deprivation for riots by Israeli Arabs in support of the Second Intifada.  But that narrative does not stack up.The Faith Stays in the Picture

Israeli cinema used to be a reliably religion-free zone.  Not any more.