The Flood

Hardly was the work of creation completed when God decided to destroy what he had made. “The earth became corrupt … More

Iranian immigrant raises over 1m. for Pittsburgh synagogue

Shay Khatiri, an Iranian immigrant to the United States, has raised more than $1 million for Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life … More

‘I chose to show him empathy’

Ari Mahler, the Jewish nurse and member of the medical staff who saved the life of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert … More

Hunt for the truth

Is it possible to change your entire life? The Legacy, British journalist and Jerusalem Post columnist Melanie Phillips’s latest novel, … More

Magic bowls of antiquity

Sometime around 650 AD, Mahdukh, daughter of Newandukh, had a headache. I first read about Mahdukh’s migraines – excruciating and … More

A tantalising find from the Jews of medieval Afghanistan

In 1946, the French philologist André Dupont-Sommer published the first Jewish tombstone inscription from Firozkoh in Afghanistan. Dated between the … More

In praise of pastrami

Food writer Janna Gur’s “Book of New Israeli Food” is one of several recent cookbooks celebrating the rich diversity of … More

Many admirers, few disciples

The life and legacy of Rav Kook

Daniel Gordis in Purgatory

In portraying a saint-like Begin, Gordis is attempting to silence contemporary critics of today’s Likud-led government

A guide for the perplexed

A modern-day tale of love and suspense

The spy who loved

A Jew, a woman and Churchill’s favorite spy: Christine Granville, flesh-and-blood hero

Doing justice to Josephus

For most of Jewish history, Flavius Josephus was the odd man out

Animating the Talmud

The Talmud has never looked so good

Howard Zinn

At age 86, Howard Zinn destroyed history

Reimagining Jewish pilgrimage

There is a passage in Gideon Lewis-Kraus’ new memoir, “A Sense of Direction,” that will make any secularist smile

Gay orthodoxy

Trembling Before G-d begins with ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing sack-cloth