Archives for May 2014

FICTION The UnAmericans: Stories by Molly Antopol. (W.W. Norton, 273 pp. $24.95) As Molly Antopol’s absorbing eight stories evolve—all of them moving, unresolved but satisfying explorations

In January 2012, the chairman of Alzheimer’s research at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York e-mailed a man he had yet to meet with an

Q. What is the mission and role of the IJCIC? A. We were founded 40 years ago, after the Second Vatican Council, when the importance

At hip West Los Angeles congregation Ikar, Friday night services might start with a drum-infused, Mizrahic Yedid Nefesh, followed by a familiar Carlebach melody marked

An App for Visiting Jerusalem American olim Yaakov Lehman and Joel Padowitz want you to be your own Israel tour guide. Their company, JewIQ, has created Israel

In sports, it is easy to confuse Finland with Israel. Both have national teams that use blue and white uniforms, based on national colors. If

Say a temporary goodbye to heavy roasts and rich root vegetables, and hello again to refreshing summertime vegetables and your grill.

Today, everyone agrees that Hebrew roots have three letters, but the example of gimel, vet gives us cause to wonder.