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Genesis and Allegory

The claim that science and Scripture represent two distinct fields of inquiry is very much on the margins of traditional Jewish thought.Barack, Humbug

A recent article claims Obama as "the first Jewish president" by making cheap shots and distorting the president's record.How Jewish Should Brandeis Be?

To its new president, the Massachusetts university is "both an open nonsectarian institution and a school that has deep roots in the Jewish community." What does this mean in practice?The Real Crisis in the Middle East

It's not Palestinian statehood.Loaves and Wishes

On Rosh Hashanah, cuisine becomes a system of meaning. (With recipes)“Corrected against My Own Book”

Oxford's Bodleian Library has made its famous manuscript copy of Maimonides' code of Jewish law available online in its entirety.Jewish in Turkey

A community depleted by decades of out-migration insists that it feels completely at home; in private, speaking not for attribution, many voice fear—or defiance.Toward a Jewish Humanism

The moral philosophy embraced by a religious-Zionist leader in the mid-20th century is in urgent need of revival.Their Last Full Measure of Devotion

In the Hebrew Cemetery of Richmond, Virginia, lie the remains of 30 Jewish soldiers who fought and died for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. (With video.)Bibi’s Brain

Netanyahu's senior adviser, an American Jew, has done more to shape Israel's relationships in recent years than any man aside from the prime minister himself.