Mixed Multitudes
In the West Bank
-Fatah is implementing “unprecedented internal reforms to democratize the ailing movement in the face of the electoral threat from political ...
The Jewish Body
-Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli has been named “Body of 2008” by British men’s magazine Arena. (Haaretz) -A leisurely look at ...
Guide for the Halachic Minyan
More and more Orthodox women are exploring the boundaries of their participation in communal Jewish prayer. An Israeli couple has ...
Shalem Education Project
From our friends at Keshet:Regional Training Institutes for Jewish Educators May 18-20, 2008 Atlanta, GA July 13-15, 2008 Cleveland, OH ...
Foodie News
-On a per capita basis, Tel Aviv is the world’s 3rd largest sushi market. But a crisis looms. (Ynet)-A look ...
Brain Death & Jewish Law
Jewish bioethicists, across the denominational spectrum, tend to consider that cessation of breathing (which is connected to brain stem activity) ...
David Weiss Halivni
It’s well worth reading Yair Sheleg’s profile of Talmud scholar and recent Israel Prize recipient David Weiss Halivni. Among the ...
Holocaust Humor: It’s okay to laugh.
Holocaust humor is a very sensitive topic, rightfully so. Many people are appalled by its existence, and this is a ...
More About Peoplehood
Talking about the decline of Jewish Peoplehood was all the rage in 2007. But the debate between Jewcy’s Joey Kurtzman ...
In the North
-Martin van Creveld makes the argument that “Israel’s War With Hezbollah Was Not a Failure.� (Forward) -There is a report ...