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Rochl and the World of Ideas

Rochl’s mother laments the perils of study: “Your brother convinced himself he had to study in America.  Now he’s there working like a dog.  See what comes of your enlightenment!” (Fiction)Your Dialogue, My Dialogue

Today the Western world is inundated with interfaith dialogues.  Is the underlying reason simply the fact that religions finally see they must face a world of religious pluralism?The Problem of Proportional Response

Fifty years ago Ben-Gurion faced the problem of finding a proportional response to Syrian attacks on Israeli fisherman.  The answer was—as it remains today—targeted military attacks.Vayeishev: Pharoah’s Court

Was it "courtiers" who had the dreams that Joseph interprets in prison—or eunuchs? (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:24 Facts on the Ground

Every Israeli prime minister since Yitzhak Rabin has supported urban contiguity between Maaleh Adumim and Jerusalem—and a planned road will ensure Palestinian contiguity as well. (2009)Chabad, the Corporation

By not appointing a successor, the Rebbe sowed the seeds of Chabad's institutional transformation from a Hasidic dynasty to a successful religious corporation.Movies and Monotheism

For fifty years, Herman Wouk had dreamed of writing a book about Moses.  Now, at the age of 97, he has finally admitted defeat—in his latest novel.