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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.; Andrew O'Hehir Apr 18, 2008
Do Jews believe in saints?: Meet the adorable kid from suburban Philly some observant Jews have dubbed a "spiritual genius."; Andrew O'Hehir Feb 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 Jan 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 Aug 31, 2007
Song of the Day: "You Are Never Alone," Socalled: Hip-hop, soul and a Jewish cowboy.; Jun 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 Dec 8, 2006
What else we're reading: Modern-day witch trials, more Gina Lollobrigida news, Conservative Judaism on same-sex marriage and more.; Page Rockwell Dec 6, 2006
More men at the mikvah: Non-Orthodox Jewish men are taking the plunge in the Jewish ritual bath.; Lynn Harris Jun 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 Jul 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."; Jan 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 Jan 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 Jul 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 Oct 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 Jun 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 Nov 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 Nov 3, 2000
The sound of silence: Heartsick over the bloodshed in Israel, liberal American Jews are so far paralyzed by a conflict in which Palestinians are aggressors as well as victims.; By Samuel G. Freedman Oct 3, 2000
Slick with sincerity: On the stump, Joe Lieberman is proving to be good for the Jews and great for Al Gore, even as his critics get louder.; By Jake Tapper Sep 26, 2000
"The Holocaust Industry" by Norman G. Finkelstein: Is this indictment of Jewish lobby groups a righteous battle cry or something more sinister?; By Andrew Ross Aug 30, 2000
Closing the piety gap: With Joe Lieberman, the Democrats have someone who can take God back from the right. But do we really need more moralizing about private issues in public life?; By James Traub Aug 16, 2000
Peace without compromise?: The failure of the Camp David summit could spell war, and soon -- or it could be the best thing for the Middle East peace process.; By Flore de Preneuf Aug 10, 2000
Cheney supported controversial fundraiser: The veep nominee was on the finance committee for an Arab-sponsored charity dinner that excluded Israelis.; By Jake Tapper Jul 27, 2000

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