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Detective Fiction and the Zionist Cultural Revolution

Below, D. A. Mishani continues where he left off yesterday: wondering about the evolution of popular literary genres in Israel ...

The Mystery of the Hebrew Detective: The Investigation Begins

So why is it so difficult to write a detective novel in Israel? Aren’t we supposed to be a literary culture that ...

Israel and Israelis

After months of anticipation, I arrived in a slightly damp and chilly Israel for the annual training of summer shlichim ...

Independence Thinking

Rabbi Avi Katz Orlow is the Director of Jewish Education at the Foundation for Jewish Camp. Unlike many parents who ...

Do We Prefer Yom Hazikaron or Memorial Day?

Is Yom Hazikaron a good thing?  This unusual question recently popped into my head while we were teaching our religious ...

Follow the Talmud or a Jewish Sharia?

No American Jew could have experienced a more inspiring introduction to Israel that I did upon arriving in darkness aboard ...

Religious Political Power in Israel Comes to a Halt

For many years the political power of Israel’s Orthodox minority spread as if it would never reach a limit. While ...

Changing the Subject: Purim and Israeli Politics

Members of my Canadian synagogue are deeply engaged with Israel. Almost all, teens included, have visited the land at least ...

Why This Rabbi Does Not Talk About Israel

Last week, my colleagues Rabbis Rebecca Sirbu and Ben Greenberg shared their opinions here about whether rabbis should talk about Israel, ...

Please Interrupt Me

A professor friend of mine has been thinking about moments of interruption. How do we cope when they intrude upon ...

Why Rabbis Should Talk About Israel

Should rabbis talk about Israel? In years past, Israel was a subject which united people. You could always count on ...

From Georgia to Jerusalem in 6 Easy Steps: Sending Prayers to the Western Wall

By ISJL Education Fellow Dan RingThe ISJL Education Curriculum addresses Israel in many ways at various grade levels. The fifth ...

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