The Jerusalem Report

Sketchbook: Euorivision winner Netta Barzilai

The encounter at Sinai

We will never know exactly what happened at Sinai, what our ancestors experienced there.

Gazing at Iris

Hanson's strengths - and shorcomings

Printer, painter, philanthropist

A son remembers his father.

Rina Schenfeld: Israel’s Queen of Dance

How it really was: The dead chicken squawked

Esam Daod: Making migrants whole

Dr. Essam Daod, an Israeli Arab doctor, is one who in his actions best represents true Jewish values.

Israel Festival 2018

This year's performances highlight Israeli artists.

Through the eyes of a trendy tourist: A shopaholic's guide

The guardian of world Jewry

Honored by Bar Ilan University, Malcolm Hoenlein strives for unity among Diaspora Jewry.

Make innovation, not war

Reviewing the newest must-read book.

Looking back, looking forward: The 2018 Israel Festival

This year, in honor of Israel’s 70th, we specifically turn our attention to the individual, personal identity, definitions and barriers.

Sermon in honor of the establishment of the State of Israel

A message from the day Israel was established as a state in 1948.

Trump, Netanyahu and the Iran Deal

“At the heart of the Iran deal was a giant fiction: that a murderous regime desired only a peaceful nuclear energy program."

from the sketchbook: May 14 2018

Spring is here...

THE PEOPLE & THE BOOK: Prophets then and now

That this might have actually been the seal of one of the greatest prophets of Israel raised many thoughts about the work of the prophets in general and about the meaning of their teachings.

The Polski Trilogy

A historical fiction novel explores unusual activity at a Polish hotel during the Holocaust.

A new Zionist canon

Here Zionism is showcased in a way that is accessible to the scroll-and-swipe cohort.

Culture Report: A tale of two women

“As someone brought up in an atheist state, I found it impossible to accept the Orthodox lifestyle demanded by the rabbis."

Speaking truth to power

According to The New York Times, Kudlow said, “The president likes me as a media communicator, so I will be happy to oblige.”

Israel after Brexit

The legal position is that at 11 p.m. (UK time) on Friday, March 29, 2019, Britain ceases to be a member of the EU.

How it really was: Who needs television?

I am not sure that we, who have just seen Israel’s 70th birthday, can understand the heart-stopping thrill American Jews and admiring non-Jews experienced as they saw the fulfillment of a dream.

From shtetl to stable

The family-owned King David Stables near Jerusalem has its origins in 19th-century Lithuania.

CAPITAL CONTEXT: Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

The original Dome of the Rock was built at the end of the seventh century by the Umayyad ruler, Abd el-Malek.

Interview: Naomi Chazan upholds the Diaspora's right to influence Israel

“If I have the right to support you and back you and fund you, I also have a right to say that this is my vision of Zionism."

Shiloh: Building life in an ancient land

“The Bible comes to life in Shiloh,” Rubin says.

Israel's unsung heroism - beyond the battlefield

Israel’s domestic achievements are much more impressive than the military successes for which it is famous.

Bnei Brak and Washington

It now turns out that the government’s one senseless and close-minded blow has a seventh serious consequence.

VIEWPOINT: Looking back at 70 years of Israeli art

At the end of the day, the vast majority of artistic work in Israel represents an integration of different Western styles as well as a focus on various aspects of Israeli identity.