In my grandparents’ homes, as in the shtetlach from whence they came, the food was sweet and sour – just ...

Here is a shocker. It has been months since I’ve mentioned my main man Omri Casspi on this blog. As ...

An Israeli author focused intently on the past.

Even though most Jews live in democracies, they continue to pray for their leaders -- not the people who elect them.

A novel by Anzia Yezierska.

It’s tough out there for an Israeli film at the Oscars. When an Israeli film gets nominated for best foreign ...

This past May I published an essay in The New York Times titled “Do the Jews Own Anxiety?” Not long afterward, ...

Only a few days ago I finished saying Kaddish, and today was the day my mother would have turned 56. ...

These are traditionally found both in the home and the synagogue.

“There is a time to be silent and a time to speak.” So says the author of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) in a ...