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Liturgy of Leadership

While only the cantor for Mussaf on the High Holidays recites Hineni, declaring his unworthiness to represent the congregation before God, the prayer contains lessons for all leaders.Rewriting Scripture

Fifty years ago, the prevailing wisdom held that the Dead Sea Scrolls pointed to a lone scribe rewriting the Bible for his own time; but recent scholarship is rewriting the theory.Yom Kippur in Pictures

Thanks to the Library of Congress, we know what Yom Kippur looked like at the Kotel in 1904—and what it didn’t look like on a battlefield outside Metz during the Franco-Prussian War.The Terrorists’ Veto

“If you insult Hassan Nasrallah’s religion on the Internet, terrorists may come after you. You’re kidding yourself if you think he’s bluffing or that this is just talk. He’s not and it isn’t. ” Mossad’s Mistake

The attack that began the Yom Kippur War caught everyone in Israel, including Golda Meir, by surprise—everyone except the Mossad.  A new look at Israel’s Pearl Harbor. Romania’s Final Solution

Romania’s wartime leaders were so enamored of Nazi Germany that they developed their own Final Solution. So, why did half of Romania’s Jews manage to survive?  How Orientalism Shaped Obama

Blaming the recent attacks against U.S. targets on a cheap video reflects Edward Said’s argument that Europe subjugated Muslims by distorting perceptions of their culture.Drawing a Line

Angoulême is proud of its history as the center of France’s comics and animation industry.  The city is less keen to acknowledge the role it played during the Second World War. (Comic)  Is Journalism Just Lashon Hara?

Halakhah has yet to confront the gamut of prohibitions violated by modern mass media, from the sin of rekhilut to the greater sin of motsi shem ra, or slander.