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An Israeli Nightingale

Shalev Menashe, a boy soprano, rehearses an aria from Mozart's The Magic Flute and, on tour in Poland with the Raanana Symphony, sings "A Ray of Light" by Koby Oshrat. (Video)     The Year that Changed the World

In 1979, Islamists grabbed the Middle East, and the world, by the throat. They haven't let go since.Between the Lines

An in-depth report on life in the Jewish settlements of the West Bank, and the people who live it.Russia’s Jewish Spring

The opening of a Jewish-studies department at St. Petersburg State University marks a quiet triumph for Jewish academic, cultural, and religious life in Russia.Damascus on Trial

Until now, Washington has imposed little cost on Damascus for its support of terrorism; with Gates v. Syrian Arab Republic, now on appeal, that may begin to change. (PDF)    The Shalit Test

Once Fatah and Hamas finalize their planned unity government, they will no longer be able to disclaim responsibility for the Israeli soldier kidnapped five years ago; how will Israel, and how will the West, respond?Laughing in the Darkness

A film about Sholem Aleichem, the rebellious genius who plumbed the depth of a Jewish world in crisis, and captured it with brilliant humor, will open in New York in July. (With trailer; video)Digging the First Shuls

Excavations in Israel over the past decades suggest that the synagogue may be a considerably older institution than once thought.Religious Macho

A rabbi and mystic wants his followers to visit Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, where a student was shot to death by Palestinian police, precisely because it is dangerous.