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A Jewish Writer in America

In a 1988 talk, Saul Bellow reflects on "what the twentieth century has made of me and what I have made of the twentieth century."  Part II of a two-part series; part I is here. Why Joshua?

What is truly celebrated on Simhat Torah: the fact that the Torah has been completed, or that its reading begins again? The choice of the day's Haftarah, and the history of that choice, offer a clue. (PDF, 2010)To Ransom or Not to Ransom?

As demands for the release of captive soldiers grow ever more exorbitant, when is the price simply too high to pay?Fronds on the Front Lines

The lulav was such a central symbol of victory that in the midst of his revolt against Rome (132-5 C.E.), Bar Kokhba ordered a special supply for his troops. (PDF)  Fifth Column

Hundreds of professors and lecturers, employed by Israel's state-financed universities, are building careers as full-time activists working against the very country in which they live.Mozart for Nazis?

The Mozart "industry" prospered under the Third Reich—but saw numerous attempts to emphasize Mozart's Germanness and to distance the composer from his known associations with Freemasonry.Who’s a Zionist?

Those who support policies that endanger Israel, suggests the founder of J Street.Absolute Citron

"It's easier to grow 2,000 acres of oranges or lemons than to grow one acre of etrogs," says California citrus farmer John Kirkpatrick, the only large-scale grower of the fruit in the U.S.