Columns & Departments

Israeli Life: Day of As One-ment 
By Moshe Dann
The Hebrew calendar has Hannuka, Passover and Rosh Hashana, but few holidays unite Jewish Israelis like Yom Kippur.more...

Family Matters: Saving Graces 
By Deborah Wechsler
The modern ethos of recycling was part of the lives of previous generations, particularly when it came to reusing and retaining objects connected to sacred rituals. more...

Season to Taste: Sweet-Talk 
By Adeena Sussman
This fall, consider celebrating the sweetness of the new year with a honey alternative: Agave, anyone? more...

Commentary: Holy Days: Return and Rebirth 
By Nessa Rapoport
In the season of atonement, what is our soul’s aspiration? How do we understand the responsibility of return, the task of teshuva with which we have been entrusted? more...

Book Excerpt: Who by Fire, Who by Water 
By Rabbi Dalia Marx, Ph.D.
In her essay, "Un'taneh Tokef: Through Israeli Eyes," Rabbi Dalia Marx recalls when, after 1973, the words of the Yom Kippurpiyyut gained new relevance. more...

Books: Anti-Semitism and Its Tentacles 
A roundup of Holocaust-related titles, plus a review and excerpt from Who by Fire, Who by Water-Un'taneh Tokef, in time for the High Holy Days. more...

The Jewish Traveler: Rome 
By Elin Schoen Brockman
See, hear and taste local Jewish history in the Ghetto of Italy’s capital, an ancient neighborhood today renewed and welcoming to tourists and natives. more...

Arts: From Sand to Museums 
By Esther Hecht
Holon, stepsister to Tel Aviv, has finally come of age. Now you can visit its many new museums, which feature everything from design to cartoons to puppets. more...

Medicine: Clinical Imaging, Courtesy of Hollywood 
By Wendy Elliman
Hadassah Medical Center’s medical imaging laboratory gives its doctors detailed patient information, making many invasive diagnostic procedures a thing of the past. more...

Profile: Caryl Stern 
By Rahel Musleah
A decades-long career spent fighting for civil and child rights seems the natural profession for a woman raised by parents committed to political and social activism. more...

Cut & Post 
21st-century High Holy Day repentance plus government-sanctioned graffiti and that Jewish British standard, Fish and Chips. more...

Interview: Sam Brownback 
By Charley J. Levine
During two terms in the United States Senate, this Kansas Republican has served on the Judiciary and Appropriations Committees. This year, rather than seek reelection to the Senate, he is running for governor of Kansas. more...

Film Q&A: Discussion with Samuel Maoz 
By Judith Gelman Myers
Israeli film director Samuel Maoz has won international acclaim for his personal and powerfully charged feature film,Lebanon. more...

Brief Reviews: Women in All Their Diverse Glory 
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Inside Hadassah: Tikkun Olam for All Ages 
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President's Column: Standing Alone, When Necessary 
By Nancy Falchuk
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Letters to the Editor: Israel's Fashion Footwear and Prospects for Peace 
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Guide to the Arts 
Your source for current exhibits, theater and film across the United States. more...

Letter from Jerusalem: Toward a Two-Leader Solution 
By Gershom Gorenberg
Some American Jews and Israelis see President Obama as less committed to Israel than previous presidents. That is a misreading. more...

Letter from Herzliya: All It Takes 
By Barry Rubin
It is no secret what Israel wants in a peace agreement with the Palestinians: It has been spelled out by Prime Minister Netanyahu and is endorsed by an Israeli consensus. more...

The 188th Crybaby Brigade 
By Joel Chasnoff
For this "skinny Jewish kid from Chicago," joining the Israeli Army for one year might seem counterintuitive: He was 24 years old, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a left-leaning, lactose-intolerant peacenik who passed out when he saw blood. more...