Mizraḥi nation, revisited.

Food that is served quickly, and is eaten slowly.

The new French wave.

“My Columbia degree doesn’t mean anything here.”

Civil war has “smashed the idea of a Syrian nation.”

A right to grandchildren?

Are grandmothers responsible?

Singing at the frontlines.

“Of course, I’m a true Israeli.”

Why Israelis should be encouraging aliyah.

Lessons on forging a shared culture.

Shababnikim.

Policy is not the primary driver of a future-oriented society.

The late humorist contemplates the absurdity of Israel’s being an ordinary place.