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Below, D. A. Mishani continues where he left off yesterday: wondering about the evolution of popular literary genres in Israel ...

So why is it so difficult to write a detective novel in Israel? Aren’t we supposed to be a literary culture that ...

I’m involved with a wonderful collection of people in Jackson who work hard to put on Figment, a participatory arts ...

When I was researching my last novel, my friend Michael Rohatyn found a book at the Strand he thought I might ...

A few weeks ago, an acquaintance of mine gleefully forwarded a link to a study that asserted that atheists and ...

Last week, I had the unique experience of driving to Demopolis, Alabama, (the recent subject of a Forward article about ...

“Crisis Line. May I help you?” This is how I answer the phone at a local crisis center here in ...

The month of May, known as “Liberation Month,” contains Cinco de Mayo (celebrating Mexico’s liberating victory over the French in ...

A recent brouhaha has emerged in the Jewish blogosphere over Rabbi Ari Hart’s recent post, “Should I Thank God For ...

Here at the Keshet blog, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day with a reminder of how important parental love and support are. ...

Last month, I had the pleasure of visiting Ashland, Kentucky, to conduct a series of oral history interviews.  The trip ...

After months of anticipation, I arrived in a slightly damp and chilly Israel for the annual training of summer shlichim ...