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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 ...

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 ...

Every few years, national reporters rediscover the phenomenon of the “disappearing southern Jew.” This week, Seth Berkman of the Forward ...