"Next Year in Birobidzhan!"
In 1928, a “Jewish autonomous region” was set up in the far east to provide a home for Soviet Jewry. But, as a new book describes, it was no solution at all.
How English Words Get Entrenched in Israeli Speech, and How to Get Them Out
Why the Hebrew word for “shaming” (as in “Facebook shaming”) should not be sheyming.
What Would Brandeis Do?
Considering the achievement of the American Jewish legal giant, a new biography also asks what he would make of Citizens United and other contemporary issues.
August: Liberalism and Religious Liberty
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The Rise of the Secular Theocracy
The push to establish and enforce a national secularist creed is undermining traditional faiths’ right of free exercise.
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David E. Bernstein
How Anti-Discrimination Became a Religion, and What It Means for JudaismMost Popular
What Do Palestinians Want?
It’s time to take a close look at an often ignored subject: what ordinary Palestinians think about Israel, Jews, and terrorist attacks on civilians.
Daniel Polisar
Our Man in Moscow
Vladimir Putin's major new role in the Middle East is no accident. It's part and parcel of President Obama's broader strategy.Michael Doran