How a Secular Woman from Tel Aviv Rose to the Top of Israel’s National-Religious Political Bloc
The story of Ayelet Shaked.
August 8, 2019
What Happened When We Tried to Count the Number of Reform Jews in Israel
Reform might function as a political identifier there, not a religious one.
Compared with its large presence in the United States, the Reform movement plays a minor role in Israel. How minor, exactly, has been a matter of some debate, as Shmuel Rosner, who has looked into the matter, writes. Estimates of Israelis self-identifying as Reform have varied wildly, from three percent to eight percent to thirteen percent to one percent. What accounts for this, and what does it say about Israeli Judaism? Could it be that Reform in Israel functions as a political identifier and not a religious one?
August 8, 2019
Tracing One Jewish Joke Through Its Many Tellings
“I am tired and thirsty, I must have . . .”
Hamas’s Plans for the New Ceasefire? Loading Up on Guns and Missiles
Peace is just a chance to reload.
What Happened When We Tried to Count the Number of Reform Jews in Israel
Reform might function as a political identifier there, not a religious one.
Avraham Sutzkever’s Astonishing Escape from the Vilna Ghetto
The great poet safely traversed a minefield by counting in poetic meters.