Israel

Israel: The Need to Rebrand

Last night, I had dinner with Ronald Lauder and some other folks who tackled a lot of different political, philosophical, ...

Interview: The Idan Raichel Project

Only a few years ago, Idan Raichel was just some dreadlocked guy in a Tel Aviv basement, composing music on ...

Recent Commentary on Israel and Two Opinions on Gaza

What does the rise of Avigdor Lieberman mean for Russians in Israel, and for the non-Russians? (Slate)If Hamas-Fatah Unity talks ...

Jai Ho? NO!

Can’t say it much better than Wired:Let’s say you’re a defense-company marketing executive. And you want to make a splash ...

Sarah Silverman Has Ruined the World

Damn you Big Schlep. Damn you.Because one Jew made one funny joke in a viral video, now every Jewish organization ...

Unmasking Agunot

Among the religious community, there’s a huge problem of agunot — that is, women who want a divorce from their ...

Alan Kaufman Interview: The Radical Subversion of Zionist Art

Alan Kaufman has gone through a lot of cocoons. A beat poet who went big with his hugely-successful anthology The ...