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Hukkat: Moses’ Mistake

This week's reading contains an apparently straightforward episode that is in fact one of the most mysterious in the Bible. When the Israelites find themselves without water, they become quarrelsome. Moses is commanded by God to "speak to the rock and let it produce its water" (Numbers 20:8).In Jerusalem, with Shyne

Notes from a visit to Israel—including a sighting of the rapper Jamal Michael Barrow, now Moses Michael Levi, in black hat, beard, and sidecurls.The Welfare of Animals

As the Dutch parliament debates a bill to ban kosher slaughter, it is well to bear in mind that the practice is mandated in order to prevent animal suffering—as indeed it does.“The Center of the Whole World”

A 16th-century German collection of maps includes a rendering of Jerusalem, a city "whose size and splendor marvels the imagination." The Shame of the “Human-Rights Community”

Twelve leading human-rights organizations have marked the fifth anniversary of Gilad Shalit's captivity with a statement so craven that it doesn't even demand his release.Are Day Schools the Solution?

They are a solution for some, but focusing all communal funding on them is not the way to improve Jewish education.For Israelis, a Two-Day Weekend?

In addition to synchronizing Israeli businesses with the world's markets, an American-style Sunday might allow for a welcome catching of the collective breath.Orthodoxy in Motion

A decade or so ago, a sociologist argued that American Orthodoxy was sliding to the Right; today he contends it is sliding to the Left. Maybe the terms need to be examined.The Last of the Gauchos

Between 1881 and 1936, tens of thousands of Jewish immigrants settled and created Yiddish-speaking agricultural settlements in Argentina's plains; today, only a few remain.