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Tiptoeing Around the Tal Law

In responding to the ruling that the law which exempted Haredim from military service is unconstitutional, Netanyahu must resist the political temptation to force Haredim to serve.Russia’s Jewish Composers

For a brief period prior to the Revolution, Jews were among the rising stars of Russian classical music. But they soon discovered that while Russian culture liked Jewish music, it didn't like Jews.The Frank Truth about the Mormons

Jews offended by the news that Mormons have posthumously baptized Anne Frank would do well to remember how many Jewish lives the Mormons saved during the War.The Lost Left

The eyewitness accounts of late Mandate Palestine by the journalist I. F. Stone recall a time when the Left was capable of sympathizing with Palestinians without attempting to delegitimize Israel.Losing the Temple Mount

The Muslim waqf which oversees the Temple Mount is allowing archeological sites to be bulldozed, in contravention of the law. But instead of intervening, the Israeli government is covering it up. Poison Ivy

The thriving Jewish communities at America's elite universities seem entirely natural today, until we remember that just fifty years ago the Ivy League was no haven for Jews.My Kingdom for a Horse!

The received wisdom holds that a horse was a rare sight in ancient Israel. But new scholarship reveals that a developed chariotry formed the military backbone of both the Judean and the Israelite monarchies.A New Kind of Enemy

Outside of immediate family, the chances of a Jew finding a suitable bone marrow donor are slim. But by taking bone marrow samples from conscripts, the IDF is shortening the odds.