Melting Pot
Joan Nathan's search for Jewish cooking in France yields some surprising results.
Our Exodus
How did a high-school dropout named Leon Uris pen one of the most influential novels of all time?
Passover on the Potomac
As the holiday of freedom approaches, we explore two haggadahs—one old and one new—from our nation's capital, and think about the "audacious hope" of redemption.
Qutb’s Milestones
A timely look at the intellectual father of radical Islam.
That in Aleppo Once
Does the most accurate biblical text belong in the synagogue, or in a museum?
The Chief Rabbi’s Achievement
Lord Jonathan Sacks is the most gifted expositor of Judaism in our day, and has written more than 20 books that are both learned and very accessible.
The Hands of Others
Many people know of Mufti al-Husseini's SS activities. But how many Arabs shared his admiration for Hitler and attraction to Nazism?
The Stakes in the Middle East
Reformers and democrats are the real hope for a future of peace, liberty, and stability in the Middle East. This historic moment presents the West with a remarkable opportunity.
Thinking About Revolution and Democracy in the Middle East: A Symposium
Since January of this year, revolution has spread across North Africa and the Middle East with such velocity that predicting exactly what will happen next is probably a fool's errand. In this issue, we have asked seven writers to return to their bookshelves and tell us what books, authors, and arguments they find helpful in thinking through the causes and implications of these surprising events.
Trashing Dictatorship in Cairo
Tahrir Square isn't the only thing Egypt's democrats need to clean up before democracy takes hold in their country.