Archives for October 2007

One of the most popular features of Hadassah Magazine is the monthly “Jewish Traveler” column. The last collection of the columns in book form, published in 1994,

Add the Wild West to the folktales of Sholem Aleichem, mix in a bit of inspiration from Russian author Isaac Babel and artist Marc Chagall

Synagogue, State, School Hollywood, Florida, is now home to the Ben Gamla Charter School (www.bengamlacharter.org), one of America’s first taxpayer-funded educational institutions with a Jewish

Members of ethnic or religious minorities tend to be expert at going against the flow. Our invisible God emerged from a world full of idols,

A good name, says the proverb, is more important than great wealth. I’ve been struck recently by the power of Hadassah’s good name. Our profile

The cycle of war seems broken at last in the capital of one of Europe’s youngest republics, a city once again charming visitors with its

Musician Idan Raichel and his band have distilled the sounds of Israel’s disparate cultures into unique music with an international appeal. It is just before

Judaism, Jewish life and exile—but not Israel—figure prominently in the award-winning fiction of this celebrated American author. It’s Michael Chabon’s 44th birthday, and his cell