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The Gift of Rest

In an enchanting new book, Senator Joseph Lieberman argues that the purpose of the Sabbath is not "to recharge our batteries so we can work harder but to recharge our souls so we can live better."    Ekev: The Nature of the Covenant

The Tablets of the Covenant: we all have an image of them in our minds, thanks to Rembrandt.  In Hebrew, they even have their own Wikipedia entry.  They are the bedrock of the Jewish relationship with God.Islamism and Its Discontents

Is the Muslim Brotherhood moderate? According to former members of the organization, the answer is: emphatically not. A Missing Link

In a new Hebrew-language book, the journalist Amnon Lord recounts history through the career of Uri Avnery, octogenarian anti-Zionist activist, faithful follower of the Soviet line, icon of the Israeli Left.Reshaping Turkey

For a century, the Turks emulated Kemal Ataturk because his political descendants controlled all power. Now, Recep Tayyip Erdogan controls all power, and his turn has come.Jerusalem: Syndrome or Artichoke?

What do Speaker of the House John Boehner and an ugly root vegetable have in common?The Ralph Branca Story

Though it was unknown to him until recently, the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who in 1951 threw the "shot heard round the world," losing a pennant race to the New York Giants, was born to a Jewish mother.Democracy in the (Tel Aviv) Streets

A protest movement spawned, ironically, by Israel's economic success may do some good—if the Left can be prevented from hijacking it.Evolutionary Torah

A team of scholars has been laboring for a half-century to produce a comprehensive critical edition of the Hebrew Bible; so far, three books have appeared.