Yehuda Amichai: At Play in the Fields of Verse
Yehuda Amichai was an exuberant person with a lively, impish sense of humor. He was, at the same time, a melancholy man. Both traits are present in his poetry.
Begin’s Shakespeare
Memories of Israel's early prime ministers, by the man who wrote their speeches.
Biblical Start-Ups
A prominent Israeli novelist on novelties in the Bible.
Buried Treasure
Hundreds of thousands of Jewish manuscripts were redeemed from Egypt.
Daniel Bell (1919-2011)
In memoriam.
Grading Parents
Tips for Tiger Mothers, Panda Fathers, and everything in between.
Israel and the Old-New Middle East
The social and political realities of the Middle East make democracy unlikely. A rough neighborhood may be getting rougher.
Law in the Desert
Studying the weekly portion with Jerome, Nachmanides, and others, the seemingly tedious parts of Exodus become compelling.
Letters, Spring 2011
Independence in prayer, Sari Nusseibeh's "state," and the heirs of secularism.
Lucky Grossman
Vasily Grossman was one of the principal voices of anti-Nazi resistance, and a legendary journalist who spent 1000 days at the front during World War II.