Middle Position
An insider account reveals how personal relationships and rivalries often shape Washington's foreign policy.
New Beats for Old Brooklyn
Andy Statman started out as an unlikely prodigy: a New York Jewish kid playing bluegrass on the mandolin.
No Joke
Sigmund Freud loved Jewish jokes and for many years collected material for the study that would appear in 1905 as Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious. An excerpt from Ruth Wisse's new book No Joke: Making Jewish Humor.
People of the Talmud: Since When? A Response and Rejoinder
Talya Fishman and Haym Soloveitchik exchange words on the tosafists.
Schechter’s Seminary
Solomon Schechter is remembered as the founder of Conservative Judaism—but who are his religious heirs?
The Gaon of Modernity
Was the Vilna Gaon a great defender of tradition or a radical modernizer?
The Vanishing Point
A new exhibit explores the vanished world and unseen photographs of Roman Vishniac.
Why Is This Haggadah Different?
The Haggadah of China's Kaifeng Jews is not all that dissimilar from your Maxwell House version—but it speaks volumes about the community that produced it.
Adventure Story
Anita Shapira's new book raises the bar for short histories of Israel.
Category Error: A Response & Rejoinder
Yoram Hazony responds to Jon D. Levenson's critique of his book. Levenson replies.