The Heart of the Jewish People
By Doni Kandel
Living in the Old City of Jerusalem for eighteen months was enough for me. While I'm eternally appreciative of Jerusalem, it is loud...
People of the Book: The Finkler Question and the New Anti-Semitism
by Daniel Kieval
In Howard Jacobson's Booker-prize winning novel, The Finkler Question, Jewish residents of London are increasingly alarmed by the growing number of anti-Semitic attacks...
Jordan and Israel: Awkward Bedfellows
By Samantha Sisskind
AMMAN, JORDAN - Two groups met at the banks of one of the world’s most meandering and politically significant rivers in the world....
What Would Abraham Do?
By Daniel Kieval
A Christian, a Muslim and a Jew walk into a room. No, it's not the beginning of a bad joke. But its meaning...
Yitzhak Rabin: 15 Years Later
In a moving column in The New York Times, President Bill Clinton pays tribute to slain Israeli Prime Minister and peacemaker Yitzhak Rabin. "I continue to believe...
The Olive Conflict
By Lily Hoffman Simon
When Noah’s ark ended its forty day journey, Noah sent forth a dove, which returned to him with an olive branch. The olive...
The De-Militarized Zone: Politics and Religion in the Middle East
By Samantha Sisskind
AMMAN, JORDAN – The swastika and anti-Israel graffiti spray-painted on the wall of a church parking lot I pass on the way to my school...