History

Gal Beckerman‘s first book, When They Come for Us, We’ll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet Jewry, will ...

“Revelation is not an act of [a prophet] seeking, but of his being sought after, an act in God’s search ...

Yesterday night I listened to an NPR story about the history of the song Strange Fruit, made famous by Billie ...

When it comes to political debates, I really try very hard to realize that there are logical reasons to have ...

I don’t know what’s going on with me lately, but I’m having some trouble focusing. As a result, I have ...

If there are any buyers out there, I have a couple of Jews for sale. Frankly, they’ve worn out their ...

We must be in a new age of Hollywood. Gone are the nebbishy Mel Brooks and Woody Allen films. They’ve ...

Today I’m reading — and dreaming about — the novel The Invisible Bridge.There’s something about Julie Orringer’s writing style that ...

Normally, in a battle of man vs. animal, I would take man. However, I wouldn’t bet against this animal, especially ...

As I write this, professional basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire is hanging out in Jerusalem trying to improve his Hebrew. Amar’e ...