Nationalistic poetry was a powerful, early Israeli genre.

Moses' frustration and fatigue were no excuse for his refusal to accept the people's cry for help.

We must learn to offer hand-ups instead of hand-outs.

Reasoning from Maimonides, Nahmanides, and the kabbalists.

Judaism frowns on excessive pride--but how much is too much?

Provoked by an Egyptian military buildup, Israel fights back.

Israel's legal system provides for freedom for all religious groups.

Ben Gurion's attitude toward the Arabs in the Land of Israel

“My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.”   That caption from a New ...

An American Jew examines the meaning of her family's Russian-Chinese story