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Absent without Leave

While not yet nearing extinction, the religious American male is definitely an endangered species, in Judaism and elsewhere. Why? And what can be done?On the Protests in Egypt

Western observers are captured by the moment, but it is not always a good thing when people go to the streets.Minyan 2.0

Can independent prayer groups help solve the "crisis of meaning" in American Judaism?Leaving Bitterness Behind

A legendary warrior and the man poised to become foreign minister of South Sudan talk about the long path to independence and their prospective nation's fateful relationship with Israel.A World Unknown

The American journalist Edward Serotta has collected the life stories and family photographs of elderly Jews who chose to remain in Central Europe after World War II. (Slideshow and video.)Under Islamic Influence

Judaism's influence on Islamic law has been investigated by scholars. What about the other way around? Gadi Taub and the Meaning of Zionism

On nationalism and democracy, Israel and Europe, and the role of the writer; an interview with the left-wing Zionist author and scourge of West Bank settlements.Judeomania!

Growing ties between China and Israel can be explained in terms of mutual interests—but whence the growing Chinese interest in all things Jewish?Jazz Standards

Clarinetist Anat Cohen, a master of expressive improvisation, leads a talented wave of Israeli musicians flooding the New York jazz scene. (With audio clips.)