Ideas Handing power to the next generation is hard. This week’s Torah portion argues for its necessity. The story of every nation is the story of its leaders — and how they leave, writes the author of the forthcoming “The Torah of Leadership.”
Analysis Ideas Why Jews are excited — and nervous — about having so many Jews in the Democratic ticket mix Despite acceptance by the political mainstream, some Jews remain on high alert.
Ideas A museum exhibit on Jewish food and humor puts the ‘borscht’ in Borscht Belt Jewish comedy and cuisine provided an ethnic haven for Jews looking for a break from the big city.
Why the Entebbe rescue almost didn’t happen — and how Israel is still wrestling with the same tough questions 48 years later
When the political stakes are high, Judaism doesn’t place all the responsibility on a single charismatic leader
Legal scholar Noah Feldman on the 10 Commandments, Christian nationalism and the Jewish future of church and state