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Aligned with Liberty

Norman Podhoretz's break with the Left led to one of the most dramatic moments in American and American Jewish history of the last half-century; a new biography tells the whole story.Mutual Enemies, Mutual Interests

Kurds want Israelis to know they have friends in the Middle East—perhaps their only ones.Ancient Plastic?

Thousands of recycled flint shards have been found in a fire pit near Tel Aviv: the world's oldest known disposable knives?Unleavened Politics

In a declassified 1976 document, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the president of the ultra-Orthodox Agudath Israel discuss the shipment of matzah into the Soviet Union.What is Moderate Islam?

The controversy over a proposed mosque in lower Manhattan has spurred a wider debate about Islam; six leading thinkers weigh in. A symposium.Nitzavim-Vayelekh: The Last Mitzvah

A well-known talmudic tradition reports that there are exactly 613 mitzvot (commandments) in the Torah. Of the total, 248 are positive (the do's), while 365 are negative (the don'ts).  Not all the sages are in complete agreement on this enumeration, with some arriving at a higher number. But the custom has long been to speak of 613 mitzvot—or, in Hebrew, taryag mitzvot, based on the numeric values assigned to letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Crackdown in France

President Nicolas Sarkozy's tough new security-related initiatives have earned widespread denunciation—but not from French Jews.Alphabet Coup

Who invented the alphabet: sophisticated West Semitic scribes, or illiterate turquoise miners? A debate.No Such Thing

The former head of Meretz has applauded a boycott by Israeli theater professionals who won't be "dragged" to the settlement of Ariel on "Jewish-only apartheid roads." Which roads are those?Both Sides Now

Black Orthodox Jews, who form insular but highly energized communities, are making inroads in public awareness.