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Four in every ten self-identified American Jews call themselves "secular." But without the soil of religion, how can a commitment to Judaism grow or sustain itself?The Broken Crescent

Does the "Arab world" still exist? Once a fairly solid bloc of despotic regimes, it is now split into several groups, each on a different trajectory.Abbas Speaks

The Palestinian leader, now a partner of Hamas, has made it explicit: he wants a state not in order to pursue peace but in order to pursue war.Treasures from the Vault

Hundreds of digitized images from splendidly illuminated and decorated Hebrew manuscripts in London's British Library are due to go live at the end of June.A Voice Crying . . .

Observations on one of the best known and most misconstrued phrases in the Hebrew Bible.The Sound of Omer Avital

The Israeli jazz artist's latest disc, Free Forever, captures his heady mixture of multiple sources and stirring melodies driven by an improvisational imperative. (With video) A Zero-Sum Game

In a 2004 interview, a prominent Israeli leftist (now deceased) advocates an international Marshall Plan for Palestinian refugees but argues that not a single one should be allowed to "return" to Israel.Balkan Ruins

A report, with photographs, is now available on the remains of over 60 synagogues, Jewish cemeteries, and Holocaust sites in Bosnia-Herzegovina.Food for Thought

A new volume on the role of food in shaping ancient Jewish identity goes farther and deeper than earlier studies of the subject.