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The Poet’s Poet’s Poet

For Louis Zukofsky, a leading force behind the Objectivist movement, Judaism was a compass to navigate worlds old and new.Found

A trove of Jewish books and materials rescued in 2003 from a Baghdad basement is caught up in a tug-of-war between the U.S. and Iraq.Sabbath Rock

Newly discovered: carved into a rock in Lower Galilee is the word shabbat, likely a Roman-era marking of the furthest point to which local Jews could travel on the day of rest. Polygamy Now?

Calls for lifting the Jewish ban on polygamy may respond to a felt need, but violate a millennium-old proscription that protects the dignity and rights of women. Bolton’s Critique

The former U.S. ambassador to the UN speaks about Washington, Tehran's nuclear-weapons program, and a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood. (With video.)Pinhas: “Simeon and Levi are Brothers”

  This week's reading places principal emphasis on the order of the sacrifices, delineating the entire year's required offerings along with their accompanying libations and meal-offerings. It begins, however, where last week's reading left off: with the aftermath of the Midianites' seduction of the Israelites.Jordan on the Edge

In addition to its domestic challenges, the Hashemite Kingdom sees itself under existential threat from the prospect of Palestinian statehood.Going Local

With national Jewish population studies becoming a thing of the past, American Jewish communities are investing in surveying their own.Mormons and the House of Israel

A new book about a woman's search for lost tribes offers a glimpse into Mormon doctrines about Israel's covenant and those to whom it applies.