The Asocial Network

Jacob, the hero of this week’s parasha, understood what really mattered in life. The Facebook Generation doesn’t.

Leaky Weeks

Joseph, the hero of this week’s parasha, could teach Wikileaks’ Julian Assange a thing or two about personal responsibility

Morality Play

Israelis, as a new survey shows, could learn a thing or two from the Joseph of this week’s parasha

Free Vanunu, Too

If we’ve learned anything from Joseph, the hero of this week’s parasha, we must demand justice for Israeli spy Mordechai Vanunu

I Had a Dream

The dark side of divine inspiration: one writer’s cautionary tale

In a Loop

Starting the Torah cycle anew and reckoning with Moses’ unfulfilled desire to reach the promised land

Telling Tales

How to keep your kid from becoming a tattler

The Quality of Mercy

Or, with great power comes great responsibility

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Financial Plan

Some notes on the art of stating the obvious

Coat of Many Colors

Sometimes mistaken for an Israeli, novelist Danzy Senna crafts biracial heroines who try on and shrug off cloaks of identity