Hurricanes, an earthquake, a mass shooting: When tragedy strikes, preparation and motivation concentrate our energies.

From 1913 to 1915, Rae Landy lived in Jerusalem among the bustle, the poverty, the burgeoning Zionism and the outbreak of World War I.

Come early fall—still late summer in Israel—pomegranates and citrus fruits stud the shuk stalls, and I use the colorful bounty to inspire my Sukkot cooking.

Jospeh Lowin explores a Hebrew root that takes us back into the time of prophets and metaphor.

Readers weigh in with letters to the editor on leaving the ultra-religious Jewish world, celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern and the dedication of Hadassah Hospital.

Dr. Orly Elpeleg leads a Hadassah team that hunts for disease-causing genes.

Genetic science is progressing so rapidly that if couples pause a few years between having children, they should be rescreened for new discoveries.

The way I find myself connecting to my great grandmother is through baking, especially her Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Coffee Cake and Apple and Cinnamon Sweet Noodle Kugel.