Chapters

Back in 1986, prior to giving birth, I was ordered to spend time resting, under supervision, in Jerusalem’s old Misgav Ladach hospital. There were…

‘Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going... lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and go…

While reading this book I showed the table of contents to two colleagues at the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Engaging Israel project, a “Jewish Values…

“WE CAN HAVE DEMOCRACY IN THIS COUNTRY,” wrote the great American Jewish jurist Louis Brandeis in 1914, “or we can have great wealth concentrated in…

The issue of the royalties due to the State of Israel from the massive gas fields discovered off the coast, and the question of whether retroactive…

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, PATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES, which usually excel at the oppression of women, have emphasized the need to “defend” their wives and…

On June 03, 2004 Assistant Professor at the Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University Prof. Khaleel Mohammed declared that Israel…

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel released its 2010 report on freedom of expression this week. The document reported that "the democratic…

It’s official – the Israel Meteorological Service is predicting that rainfall will be lower than in previous years, resulting in a crisis in the…

It’s probably unrealistic to expect more than a handful of folks with an inordinate capacity for useless information to recall Portia Nelson, the…

“FOR MOST MAJOR thinkers,” observes David S. Weiss, “one can trace the sources for their inspiration; they had teachers, mentors, they took a variety…

Following the Six Day War, the Orthodox rabbinate promulgated a ban on Jews ascending the Temple Mount. This decision, along with the continued…

“Rabbi Tarfon said: The day is short, the task is great, the laborers are lazy, the wage is abundant and the master is urgent.” Ethics of the Fathers…

The festival of Rosh Hashana is always preceded by Parashat Nitzavim, the first half of the double portion to be read on September 4. I suggest that…

After an overdose of local news a few nights ago, I went onto Amazon and typed in “shame.” As I expected, all I could find were books about…

Ulterior motives Sir, – Ankara allied itself with Israel not out of love for Jewish democracy, but out of a need for American support. And now that…

One of my hobbies is studying and researching the sons of fathers and grandfathers who were theological liberals from the Enlightenment through the…

Commonly known by his rap name SHI 360, 34-year-old Shai Haddad's Jewish identity and the chapters of his life come through in rhythm, flow and mad…

When it comes to commemorating history, we Jews are remarkably adept. Shortly we will begin a period of three weeks when we recall the events that…

On June 21, 2006 an article I wrote entitled “A biblical boost for Argentina’s World Cup hopes?” appeared on the front page of this newspaper. The…