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A Piecemeal Peace

Post-election, an Israeli-Palestinian peace is no less remote.  Perhaps we should look to places like Cyprus, Bosnia, and Kosovo for ideas that are less ambitious—and more feasible.Move Over, Looney Tunes

The artists at Studio G-dcast are making animated cartoons of talmudic discussions.  Are they expanding the audience for the Talmud or creating another excuse not to read?The Original Jewish Mothers

Contrary to claims that Ashkenazi Jews are descended from European converts, genetic analysis shows that 70 percent of them can be traced to four females from the Middle East.The New Haredim

A year after the violence between haredim and non-haredim in Beit Shemesh, tensions persist.  But more haredim are entering the workforce and joining the army, and their voice is growing.Limmud Turns 33

"As far as I remember, this was the first time in the Jewish world that Orthodox Jews could hear what Reform Jews really thought and vice versa." Israel’s Lobby: The American People

There are millions of Americans who “have no idea what the word 'kishkes' means, but whose concern for the state of Israel is bone-deep."Israel’s Election: Finally, Free Markets?

In the Likud-Beiteinu, Yesh Atid, Jewish Home, and Hatnua parties, Israel has the building blocks of a market-oriented government that could transform the economy.