Study
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.
A Short History of Orthodox Judaism in America
A history from colonial times to World War II.
The New Discovery of the Secular Believer
It's not an oxymoron: Secular Jewish Israelis value a variety of Jewish religious practices.