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Self-Appointed Prophets, Self-Hating Clowns

A serendipitous encounter turns into an extended correspondence between France's moralist philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy and its anti-moralist novelist Michel Houellebecq; neither one emerges whole.Vayeitzei: The First Israelite

This week's reading throws us directly into the meandering stories of Jacob, grandson of Abraham, the last and most defining of Israel's patriarchs. The great 19th-century commentator Samson Raphael Hirsch once wrote that, as an archetype, the figure of Jacob embodies the diverse qualities of his twelve sons, who gave their names to the Israelite tribes. The kingly wisdom of Judah, the dedication of Levi, the scrappy resourcefulness of Joseph: in later generations, each tribe could see Jacob as its special forefather.Who is Buried in Rachel’s Tomb?

UNESCO's claim that the sacred Jewish site is a mosque is preposterous on its face and ignores voluminous evidence and testimony, including in Muslim tradition, to the contrary.“Underground” Art Discovered Underground

During subway construction in the heart of Berlin, workers found eleven sculptures that had been classified by the Nazis as "degenerate." How did they get there? A Prosaic Talmud

Adin Steinsaltz's Talmud translation, of which the Hebrew version is now complete, is a massive endeavor—but, according to this 1989 review of the English volumes, lacking a critical spirit. A Memorial, and a Name

All honor to the Italian journalist Giulio Meotti, who has looked beyond the brutal statistics into the lives of the "ordinary" Israelis who have perished in terror attacks.Rabbis on Stamps

From the 2nd-century Joshua ben Hananiah to the current Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel: a preliminary gallery of 230 stamps. The collector's introduction is here.Hilltop Conversion

In a remote southern Italian town in the 1930s, a group of Catholics who had never before met any Jews began practicing their own idiosyncratic brand of Judaism. Why?