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What About Gantz?

In assessing the Iranian nuclear threat, we should listen to the current head of Israel's military rather than out-of-the-loop retired generals.The Patriarch

While Benzion Netanyahu will go down in history as a pathbreaking scholar and political activist, Israel's prime minister will remember the father who braved a snowstorm rather than let his son go to bed hungry.Trailing the Magic Bullet

Permission to treat Christians, entrance quotas, scientific heroes, magic cures, and nursing campaigns: a new exhibit explores the glorious, scandalous history of Jews and modern medicine. (Slideshow)Lions and Angels

How did the legendary rabbinic scholar, who was raised in a secular household, become religious? "It was almost spontaneous." (Video)In Defense of Jewish Nationalism

The Jewish national movement is now composed of religious nationalists, secular nationalists, and Jewish loyalists. What it lacks is a conception of Jewish nationalism that can appeal to non-Jews. The Frum Jesus

Jesus seems to have habitually transgressed the Torah, which the New Testament claims he abolished outright. So why do historians conclude that Jesus lived as a Torah-observant Jew?How to Talk about Israel at Harvard

Hint: Forget the humanities departments.What Kind of Jewish Name is Shylock?

The question has engaged scholars since the 18th century, leading to some very creative theories.Up

One New York woman who has "done Hagbah" is a physical trainer who lifts weights and teaches Pilates. Yet when she raised the Torah, she says, "I was shaking."