The IDF Seeks a Way Out of the Cycle of War with Gaza
Going on the offensive.
May 24, 2023
Ruth through the Eyes of Poets, Painters, and Photographers
The joy of summer, the hardships of poverty, or the paradoxes of homecoming?
The harvest festival of Shavuot begins tomorrow night, and ends Friday night in the Land of Israel and Saturday night in the Diaspora. In many communities, the book of Ruth is traditionally read on this holiday. Stuart Halpern reviews Ilana Pardes’s recent monograph on this unusual biblical book, and discusses how its story has been interpreted by medieval kabbalists, modern painters, and 20th-century filmmakers and novelists:
May 24, 2023
Hamas Takes Aim at a Crumbling Palestinian Authority
Most Palestinians have little faith in their leaders, and tend to think violence is the answer.
Inside America’s Biggest Teen Bible Contest
About whom is it said: “A hairy man with a leather belt tied around his waist”?
Ruth through the Eyes of Poets, Painters, and Photographers
The joy of summer, the hardships of poverty, or the paradoxes of homecoming?
Ukrainian Jews Reconstruct Their Lives in a Romanian Coastal Town
Refugees in Neptun.