Magazine
As I turn 80, I hope my life is and continues to be a journey that inspires others - opinion
Will I ever be religious? I do not know. But, as Baruch ben Michael said in his Ethics, “All things perfect are as difficult as they are rare.”
'Our Partisan Kingdom' and 'Written in a Barn': Holocaust survival up close and personal - review
'Children of Abraham': Over a millennium of Jewish-Muslim relations - review
The Sbarro bomber’s saga: Ahlam Tamimi was released from Israel, US failed to bring her to justice
Israel’s ‘Tinder for pets’ is helping shelter animals match with loving homes
An Israeli nonprofit is using a Tinder-style app to match shelter dogs and cats with loving families and reduce failed adoptions.
Esther Marcus helped Israelis recover from October 7 - then she became a war widow
Esther Marcus, a Kibbutz Alumim resident and therapist, helped establish resilience centers for survivors while coping with the sudden death of her husband, Stevie, after October 7.
Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity
Public debate has become louder, more bitter, and less capable of self-correction because opinions have hardened into identities.
Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady
The most important movement is not always what is visible externally, but what takes place within a person.
Entebbe daze
Having lived in Israel, now for several decades, I’ve come to realize that my personal history and Israel’s modern history are inextricably intertwined.
'Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land': America’s relationship with the Torah - review
The language America reaches for, at its best moments and its worst, has always been ours. Not borrowed. Ours. We wrote the story it keeps retelling. We are still here to see how it ends.
'Stalin’s Apostles': The Cambridge Five and the lost world of Jewish Communism - review
From elite universities to Soviet handlers, the Cambridge Five helped Stalin penetrate Britain’s security and decision-making core.
Like Moses, Israel needs leaders who understand different perspectives - opinion
Moses defined the quality every great leader needs: the ability to understand every human spirit.
In the kitchen with Henny: American classics
This week, I want to focus on some real American classics, the foods that bring back memories and give us a little pride in the country we came from.
Parashat Pinchas: A prophet for difficult times
The Three Weeks do not ask us to despair. They ask us to remember what we lost, why we lost it, and, above all, that God has never stopped remembering us.
