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Who Knows Four?

Bar Ilan University unveils four rare Haggadahs, from Italy, India, Germany, and London. (Video)The Folly of Modern Pacifism

"Welcome to hell," read graffiti on the road to Jenin, where a half-Jewish, half-Palestinian peace activist tried to build a utopia of tolerance. The result?God’s Mountain

Followers of the Bahai faith, persecuted in Iran but welcomed in Israel, have unveiled a $6-million renovation of their best-known shrine.Was the Last Supper a Seder?

Repeated by many and rarely doubted, a claim about Jesus' last meal may well be incorrect.Matzah’s Rise

The evolution of unleavened bread in the age of automated baking.Modern Martyr?

A new biography of Amedeo Modigliani, overrated as a figurative artist, angles to impute nobility to his self-destructive life of women, drugs, and disease. Course Correction

From the unlikely locale of central Indiana, a new model has arisen for Jews unequivocally committed to Israel's defense and to traditional Jewish and American values.Aharei Mot: When a Scapegoat is Not Enough

This week's portion describes one of the most curious rituals found anywhere in the Bible, that of the "scapegoat." It would seem to be a reparative procedure, since the Lord commands it to Moses "after the death of Aaron's two sons": that is, Nadav and Avihu, who (as we learned earlier and are reminded here) were killed after bringing "strange fire" to the altar.A Window of Hope

The longstanding truism was that, unlike "us," the Arab and Muslim peoples of the Middle East had no real desire for freedom. Many have put their lives on the line to inform us otherwise.