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Our book critic dives into Daf Yomi’s daily regimen expecting a law code, but instead finds a chain of questions

When did the Queen of England, star of the Olympic opening ceremony, become a Jewish grandmother?

Jews have pioneered the premium ice cream craze for 40 years, from Häagen-Dazs to Ben & Jerry’s and beyond

Forget the Olympics and going for the gold. Books about baseball show kids why it’s OK—even good—not to win.

The Material World, Dan Fishback’s new musical, uses the Jewish left to ask: Are consumers the new workers?

The fall of Assad’s pro-Iranian regime is a net gain for the U.S., even if what replaces it isn’t a reliable ally

Anxious about sending your kids to camp? Don’t just fret—sing along to some of your favorite songs.

Floating Rice’s name as a possible vice president shows the Romney campaign’s lack of foreign-policy smarts

A birthday visit with M.H. Abrams, peer of Trilling, teacher of Bloom, and editor of the Norton Anthology

The ketubah—the prenup’s antecedent—proves that, although love is ephemeral, a signature is forever

A thrift shop in New York’s East Village holds the story of my kids’ early years, and of a changed neighborhood

Illegally occupy land, get politely moved. Protest for social justice, get beaten. I’m joining the protesters.

In Francesca Segal’s The Innocents, the Jews of north London face the constrictions of Edith Wharton’s New York

The Muslim Brotherhood, which won the presidency Saturday, sees itself as a corrective to modern Egyptian life

Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold on his family, his favorite delis, and what makes food Jewish