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A Dead Horse Rigged to a Land Mine?
Now is the time to strike a deal with the Palestinians, says Yossi Beilin, because “the Palestinians have a pragmatic ...
Catholic Supremacy
Yesterday, for the second time in a week, Pope Benedict XVI reversed positions of the Second Vatican Council, which in ...
Positive change for USCJ?
Even the Conservative Movement has jumped on to the eco-friendly bandwagon. This week, The Washington Post highlighted the new seal ...
The Joy of Sects
In an effort to get smarter and diversify my knowledge, I’ve recently decided to try and read Wikipedia’s daily featured ...
What’s wrong with this headline?
Today’s Jerusalem Post had an article that began as follows: Woman rabbi flies to US to preach aliya It’s not ...
Crime & Violence in Israel
According to Betzalel Kahn, “Policemen in Jerusalem, under direct orders … have been seeding violence and wreaking destruction aimed at ...
Stuck in a Pickle
When I was younger, my mother warned me that if I ate too many pickles, I would turn into one. ...
The Bedouins of Israel
Rahat, the largest Bedouin settlement (40,000 residents, with another 10,000 nearby) has only one branch bank; no other bank will ...
Holy American Jewry, Batman!
It’s worth checking out Eli Valley‘s latest comic strip on Jewcy. This one has Batman and Robin saving the Jewish ...
July 4th, 1976 (Not 1776)
Tomorrow, Independence Day, is important for American Jews, but it is not only our freedom we should be celebrating.On July ...
Teaching Evolution in Jewish Schools
Evolutionary biology thrives alongside serious engagement with the Genesis narrative.
Advocating for Jewish summer camps
Is it really all pray, no play at Ramah camps across the country?This was the question posed by a Forward ...