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Ethiopian-Israeli Pop Music
Ethiopian-inspired music has hit the big time in Israel.
Jews and Muslims
Sept. 11 and the Second Intifada in Israel interrupted years of improvement in Muslim-Jewish relations.
Education in Israel
Israel has a comprehensive public education system from early childhood through adulthood.
Open on Shabbat
Government's disinterest in Sabbath inspection of businesses underscores waning Orthodox power.
“Whose Leaves Do Not Wither”
In Jewish sources, the leaf is a metaphor for the fragility and durability of life.
Jewish Parent/Child Relationships
Judaism commands us to respect our mothers and fathers — and provide for our children.
Samson Raphael Hirsch: The Father of Neo-Orthodoxy
The 19th-century rabbi who shaped a modern Orthodox community in bridging traditional practice and Enlightenment thinking.