On the Mountain
Gutzon Borglum, the monomaniacal sculptor of Mount Rushmore, was an anti-Semite, but also the kind of wise-hearted artist praised in this week’s parasha
Built to Last
God wants his people to build opulently, as he instructs Moses in this week’s parasha. While today they mostly don’t, there’s always Ralph Lauren, who built a new Beaux Arts mansion in New York.
Ehud Agonistes
Ehud Barak should forsake his arrogance, take a page from Moses, the hero of this week’s parasha, and recognize that leading can require giving up power
An Unmarried Woman
Alone among the Bible’s heroes, the prophet Devorah, my namesake and the hero of this week’s haftorah, didn’t need a man to make her complete. But what can a modern single woman learn from her?
The Asocial Network
Jacob, the hero of this week’s parasha, understood what really mattered in life. The Facebook Generation doesn’t.
Sky Scrapers
Jacob’s ladder, the subject of this week’s parasha, is a lot like the great video game Minecraft
The Dating Game
What Abraham’s servant—the hero of this week’s parasha—and modern science can teach us about finding love
The Enabler
Stories of Abraham, the original outsider, and a young Israeli activist who followed his lead
Survival of the Cutest
Thinking about Noah while facing hope and heartbreak in the kennel
Ben-Gurion
Sounding Off
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
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.
