Israel
Rachel Shukert, Zionist Secret Agent
On Monday, Rachel Shukert blogged about Mad Men, Lenny Bruce style. Below is her satirical short fiction response to some ...
The Peace Process
Abbas sets a total construction freeze as the price for direct talks. (Ha’aretz)Israel’s demands for West Bank security arrangements appear ...
Madeline Joins the Israeli Army
Of all the comic books published about basic training in the Israeli army, this is far and beyond the most ...
A Weird Birthday Present
Facebook trends go in fazes. We’ve had Farmville. We’ve had quizzes. We’ve had wallposts. But my favorite Facebook trend was ...
Israel Won’t Solve Your Problems: Contemporary Fiction Edition
I have a friend who’s Indian, but who hates reading Jhumpa Lahiri and Monica Ali, women who are celebrated for ...
Amar’e the Jew
As I write this, professional basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire is hanging out in Jerusalem trying to improve his Hebrew. Amar’e ...
A One State Solution?
With the peace process at seeming standstill, some academics and policy analysts have revived calls for a single state. (VOA ...
Is This Rape?
Have you heard about this story from Israel yet?Sabbar Kashur is an Arab-Israeli from Jerusalem. He met an Israeli woman, ...
A Peace Anthem
Just to follow up a bit on my time at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, I heard some ...
Jewish Food for the Summer
In the winter I never have any trouble planning Shabbat and holiday menus. Many of the most basic and quintessential ...
Wise Fridays: Heaven and Land
“Each people has as much heaven over its head as it has land under its feet. ” —Hayim Nahman Bialik ...
Rugelach and Blessings To Go
My friend dropped me off across the street and pointed out the shelter where the minibus stopped. “The 16 sherut ...