Sundown: Birthright Spreads More than Jew-Love
Plus, a beer becomes a man and crankiness becomes a disease
The Big Day
After a year of unpleasant planning (or lack thereof), I found unplanned pleasure at my son’s bar mitzvah
Ben-Gurion
Before it was a startup nation, Israel itself was a startup. Discover the man who founded it.
The Dispossessed
Hugo Chávez is ramping up his assault on Venezuela’s upper class, and now a rare Jewish paradise is squarely in his sights. Can it be salvaged?
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
