Archives for 2018

Copies of Yoram Raanan's abstract expressionist Bible paintings were saved from a fire and are now collected in an impressive coffee table book.

Elisha Waldman describes the diversity of patients at Hadassah Medical Center as well as his experiences working with children dealing with incurable cancer.

Jessica Keener’s haunting novel is an engaging tale of complex lives and intertwining secrets set in the shadows and narrow streets of Budapest.

Robert Alter's singular, scholarly work is meant to bring clarity to the ancient text and reflects his lifelong devotion to the Hebrew language.

Should your synagogue be a refuge from—or a home for—political activism?

Echoing the Golden Age of Hazzanut of the 1930s and 1940s, female cantors today are creating opportunities to perform outside the synagogue.

Beyond the gender balance, the role of the cantor has evolved to include counseling, community outreach, education and officiating at life-cycle events.

By the early 1970s, Israeli-trained African doctors were heading medical departments and Health Ministry divisions in a dozen African nations.