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JTA reporter Ben Harris has an short but interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal discussing the Modern Orthodox practice ...

–Expressions of love change over time, from “Dodi li va’ani lo,” to “Ani ohev otach!” to “zeh haromantika” to “bar/bat ...

The story of Jonathan Pollard seems to never fade from the news for too long. Here are some recent developments: ...

What food would you use to represent Jews? Israelis? Americans? Arab Terrorists? (Matzah, Bagels/Lox/Cream Cheese, Hamburgers, Falafel) In this amazing ...

A community’s sacred texts shed light on its beliefs and values. This is obvious when it comes to liturgy.Hence the ...

-Diverse analysis on the increasingly urgent issue of whether and how Israel should invade Gaza: International Herald Tribune Bernard Avishai ...

-David Kimche makes the case for Tzipi Livni taking over leadership of Israel. (The Jerusalem Post) -Nehemia Shtrasler argues that ...

In this installment of “From the Academy,� Dr. Joel Hecker, Chair of the Department of Modern Jewish Civilization and Associate ...

From the Jerusalem Post: A Haifa chocolate factory became the unlikely scene of a midnight heist when robbers broke in ...

-A look at 32 year old Rabbi Adam Chalom, the new leader of Humanistic Judaism. The Society for Humanistic Judaism ...

Today, we’re reminded that — amazingly — former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is still alive, still in a coma ...

It was bad enough when Dunkin’ Dount became the country’s largest seller of bagels. But now Kraft has to go ...

TMZ’s posted an entertaining video about former Israeli soldiers using their skills to protect the likes of Britney Spears and ...

It seems we Jews are not alone. The unaffiliated are everywhere!!! From the NY Times: More than 16 percent of ...

Writing in The Independent about Shalom Auslander’s Foreskin’s Lament, reviewer William Sutcliffe notes: If there is a defining thread that ...