History
Taking on the Chief Rabbinate
Props to JTA for pointing out Rabbi Marc Angel’s scathing critique of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate in the Jerusalem Post. ...
Israel’s Unstable Government
Yesterday I mentioned Gidi Grinstein’s suggestion that many of Israel’s problems are rooted in the instability of its government. Here’s ...
The Problem With Israel
I just got back from a lunchtime speech given by Gidi Grinstein, President of the Reut Institute (“an innovative policy ...
Yom Yerushalayim
Today is Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), which celebrates the 1967 reunification of Jerusalem. Click here to listen to the actual ...
Karaites Revisited
Back in November, I blogged about the Karaite representation at the United Jewish Communities General Assembly.I wrote:But perhaps most fascinating ...
David Grossman Mourns, Writes
Yesterday’s New York Times Magazine contained a heartbreaking essay by Israeli novelist David Grossman about writing after his son Uri ...
Yom Hazikaron 2007
A painful and moving tribute to those who gave their lives for Israel.
Thinking About Zionism
Next week we’ll celebrate Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, and before the partying starts, we thought we’d spend this week ...
Is Patrilineal Descent Next?
A very interesting letter to the editor in this week’s Jewish Week raises a fascinating question: With gay and lesbian ...
In Your Inbox
Throughout the month of March we’ve been highlighting Jewish Women’s Archive’s This Week in History, a unique feature that highlights ...