Enlisting Orthodoxy
Cole S. Aronson attended a debate between a Haredi rabbi and a group of religious Zionists. It didn't go well, but was revealing in unexpected ways.
Operation Hebrew Camp
No American Jewish camp nowadays can equal the ebullient Zionism or fidelity to Hebrew that propelled Arzt and Co. into the sky.
As They Are
A unique view into the inner lives of Hasidic women.
Romancing the Exile
Shaul Magid’s counter-Zionism is not so much a political program as it is a utopian posture.
Portrait of an Artist “Like Buttah”
If anything ties Barbra Streisand's new memoir together, it's the author's intense need for control.
An Inch Deep and a Mile Wide, or Vice Versa
Is Larry David good for the Jews?
Kamp Vught: David Koker’s Netherlands
In a concentration camp tucked quietly away in a forest near Amsterdam, David Koker kept a rare diary of life during Nazi internment.
Middlebrow’s Moment
In the 1950s, Americans were introduced to Judaism. But what kind of Judaism, exactly?
A Tour Guide for the Perplexed
Is Noah Feldman's new book a modern Guide for the Perplexed or simply a perplexing tour?
Jews in Blue
Did Civil War Jews hurl themselves into battle on Yom Kippur, host raucous Seders in camp, and decorate themselves with imaginary honors? Adam D. Mendelsohn walks through the strange history of the Civil War's Jewish soldiers.