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Post-Orthodoxy?

Growing "left" dissatisfactions within the Modern Orthodox world may portend the formation of a new movement.First, Blame the Jews

To a distinguished Christian theologian and scholar of the Bible, the root problem in the Middle East is simple: "Israel's conviction [of] being God's one chosen people."Dictators’ Justice

Robust international law is in Israel's interest, but not when its institutions are run by despots and hypocrites.The Other Secret Jews

A new book explores the complex modern history of the Donmeh, a Turkish Jewish sect whose originators were the flame-keepers of Sabbatianism, the passionate messianic heresy of the 17th century.Two Righteous Women

Remembering Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank and her family, and the dying American woman who in 1988 brought her to Manhasset, Long Island.Unlikely Pairs

In a new book, a veteran teacher offers readings of biblical narratives that she suggests must be read in light of each other.Sailing to Byzantium

Dodging the winter rains, a writer warms himself and his memories in the city of his youth. No “Breakthroughs,” Please

Between Israel and the Palestinians, neither direct negotiations nor shuttle diplomacy will work right now; the American focus should be on building up legal and political institutions in the Palestinian Authority.The House of Camondo

An exemplary exhibit in Paris traces the fortunes and tragic fate of a Sephardi banking family that made priceless bequests to the French nation.