Jewish History
Yom Yerushalayim
Today is Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), which celebrates the 1967 reunification of Jerusalem. Click here to listen to the actual ...
Karaites Revisited
Back in November, I blogged about the Karaite representation at the United Jewish Communities General Assembly.I wrote:But perhaps most fascinating ...
David Grossman Mourns, Writes
Yesterday’s New York Times Magazine contained a heartbreaking essay by Israeli novelist David Grossman about writing after his son Uri ...
Yom Hazikaron 2007
A painful and moving tribute to those who gave their lives for Israel.
Thinking About Zionism
Next week we’ll celebrate Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, and before the partying starts, we thought we’d spend this week ...
Zionism, the Palestinians, & Peace
Do the various ideologies of Zionism allow for the practical coexistence of Jews and Palestinians?
Is Patrilineal Descent Next?
A very interesting letter to the editor in this week’s Jewish Week raises a fascinating question: With gay and lesbian ...
In Your Inbox
Throughout the month of March we’ve been highlighting Jewish Women’s Archive’s This Week in History, a unique feature that highlights ...
For Mom’s Sake
The fourth issue of Guilt & Pleasure is now out, and at first glance, it seems as good (and good-looking) ...
Yentl the Mensch
What is it about Barbra?Jewish Women’s Archive celebrates mega-star Barbra Streisand’s 1963 Broadway debut in This Week in History: Streisand has ...
What if Ariel Sharon Woke Up?
I just got emailed this dialogue that sums up the current state of Israeli politics:It is a rainy night, and ...
The Stateless Fuhrer
Bringing new meaning to the expression “A day late and a dollar short”: Hitler may be stripped of German citizenship, reports ...