Cruel to Be Kind

A haftorah of consolations and expectations

Long Haul

Some U.S. immigrants to Israel chase both the Zionist dream and an American paycheck

Schools of Thought

On Martin Luther King Day, remembering the advantages of a public-school—rather than Jewish day-school—education

Sundown: Zionism and the Black Experience

Plus fear vs. hate, hippie art, and a rock ‘n’ roll error

The Meaning of Life

In elementary school, it’s girls gone vile

Brandeis President to Step Down

Not as a result of Rose Museum mess, he insists

Daybreak: Ahmadinejad Still Pissed at Jews

A shul to close, a school to open, and more in the news

Daybreak: Gates Encourages Arab Arms Race

No ‘Intifada’ in NYC, ugly Croatian soccer chants

Can Hebrew School Be Saved?

By making it more like other parts of teens’ lives?

Sundown: Blogger Expected More ‘Inglourious’ Kvetching

Praise, slander, and a grand slam decade