Judaism

Ahmadinejad and Shahroodi Wanted: Freedom from religion

The theocratic repression in Iran is a reminder that there can be no freedom without secular government
By Michael Lind Jun 23, 2009

  • Goys, God, dentistry and "A Serious Man"

    Joel and Ethan Coen on mixing Yiddish fable and suburban farce in their slippery, dark and brilliant new movie
    By Andrew O'Hehir October 1, 2009

  • Is Tarantino good for the Jews?

    "Inglourious Basterds" depicts Jews pursuing ultraviolent, absurdist revenge against their Nazi oppressors. Discuss
    By Andrew O'Hehir August 13, 2009

  • I've got pushy Sabbath observers in my doorman-less lobby

    Because observant Orthodox Jews may not use intercoms on the Sabbath, things get a little sticky in my building.
    By Cary Tennis December 8, 2008

  • Bill Maher vs. the "talking snake"

    The HBO host and comedian talks about "Religulous," his onslaught against the religious idiocy that threatens to deliver America to Sarah Palin and her fellow "space god" worshipers.
    By Andrew O'Hehir October 2, 2008

  • Philip Roth's Jewish question

    In his affecting new book, Roth's young hero abandons his Jewish upbringing for life in small town Ohio.
    By Louis Bayard September 16, 2008

  • The pope, the Jews and repentance

    Leading Catholic dissident James Carroll talks about Pope Benedict's visit, and the church's failure to confront its anti-Semitic history.
    By Andrew O'Hehir April 18, 2008

  • Do Jews believe in saints?

    Meet the adorable kid from suburban Philly some observant Jews have dubbed a "spiritual genius."
    By Andrew O'Hehir February 2, 2008

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    The harder they shawl: The documentary "Orthodox Stance" explores the worlds of Dimitriy Salita, an undefeated boxer and observant Chasidic Jew.
    By King Kaufman January 24, 2008

  • I've had three miscarriages and my husband won't wear a yarmulke

    I'm struggling on too many fronts -- religion, fertility, parenting philosophy, even employment.
    By Cary Tennis August 31, 2007

  • Song of the Day: "You Are Never Alone," Socalled

    Hip-hop, soul and a Jewish cowboy.
    June 13, 2007

  • Jews on ice

    Michael Chabon talks about Jewish identity, Chassids as hobbits, his love of Barack Obama and the joys of writing a Yiddish-Alaskan detective novel.
    By Sarah Goldstein May 4, 2007

  • "The World's First Jewish Social Network"

    A curious commercial for a curious operation.
    By David Puner December 8, 2006

  • What else we're reading

    Modern-day witch trials, more Gina Lollobrigida news, Conservative Judaism on same-sex marriage and more.
    By Page Rockwell December 6, 2006

  • More men at the mikvah

    Non-Orthodox Jewish men are taking the plunge in the Jewish ritual bath.
    By Lynn Harris June 21, 2006

  • Rites (and wrongs) of Jewish passage

    A secular Jew is appalled by the materialism and vulgarity of many bar and bat mitzvahs -- but he also discovers that these rituals can be beautiful and important.
    By Kera Bolonik July 6, 2005

  • Letters

    Carnal Gnowledge: Gnostics, agnostics, Christians and one of the book's editors take on Donna Minkowitz's review of "The Gnostic Bible."
    January 26, 2004

  • "The Gnostic Bible," edited by Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer

    Behind the Gnosticism craze: A freedom-loving, feminist, gay-friendly anarcho Creator, or just another pompous ass telling us what to do? This massive collection has it both ways.
    By Donna Minkowitz January 22, 2004

  • Rebel from the yeshiva

    Director Eitan Gorlin on "The Holy Land," his controversial film about a rabbinical student running wild in Jerusalem, and why some Jews don't like its explosive portrait of late-'90s Israel.
    By Suzy Hansen July 22, 2003

  • A Jew in the mosque

    A self-described "average Israeli" talks about his daring journey to pray with the Holy Land's Muslims and Christians -- and why Arafat cannot head a Palestinian state.
    By Suzy Hansen October 30, 2001

  • Mel Brooks

    The comedy impresario currently steamrolling Broadway owes "Blazing Saddles," fart humor and his dancing Hitler to a red rubber ball.
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams June 19, 2001

  • Waxing political

    Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum is host to a feisty little uproar. Yasser Arafat, some say, deserves a good melting.
    By Michael J. Jordan May 24, 2001

  • Charlie Ward's holy hoops quiz

    Time for Judaism's favorite point guard to brush up on his trivia. Feel free to play along -- even you stubborn Jews!
    By Lance Gould May 11, 2001

  • Palm Beach: Ground zero

    Much like Florida's vote tally on Tuesday, this county has seen its own flip in recent decades -- from a GOP fortress to a liberal Jewish and black stronghold.
    By John Lantigua November 11, 2000

  • Israel's apartheid

    Fed up with restrictions and discrimination, last month Israeli Arabs joined their Palestinian brethren in the battle against Israeli Jews.
    By Flore de Prineuf November 3, 2000
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