For graduates of Avi Weiss’ academy, ordination comes with controversy
The ordination of three Orthodox women on Sunday was billed as a historic event, but for much of the Orthodox world the move represents a dangerous break with tradition — if not an outright violation of Jewish law.
Bill Clinton to Israelis: Share future with a Palestinian state
There is no alternative to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said at an event to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres.
As protests rock Turkey, Israel watches with ambivalence
The budding protest movement in Turkey against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan raises questions about the future of a government that has downgraded ties with Israel but recently began reconciliation talks with Jerusalem.
Iran’s president-elect Rohani: More of the same or a bridge to the West?
Hassan Rohani is a creature of the Iranian establishment swept to power with support from moderates. Can he serve as a bridge between the two?
Feinstein and Wyden, on opposite ends of intel debate, are known for independence
Ron Wyden and Dianne Feinstein are united by party, geography and religion, but they differ in their views of the government’s domestic intelligence gathering.
For Israeli students, Jerusalem auto race was just a test drive
The only Israeli-made vehicle in last week’s Jerusalem racing demonstration was built by a team of students from Ben-Gurion University. In September, the team hope to race another Israeli-made car in a Formula race in Italy.
Creating modern Israeli heroine, LeBor crosses Lisbeth Salander and biblical Yael
Adam LeBor’s first foray into fiction introduces the world to Israeli heroine Yael Azoulay, an undercover operative caught up in a tale of corporate greed and international corruption.
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