Pay to Pray
From chanting at the Western Wall to saying Kaddish, several organizations offer to pray on your behalf, for a fee they claim to donate to charity. Is a farmed-out prayer as effective as a personal one?
Family Plea
This coming Sunday marks Mother’s Day. Instead of flowers or treats, a writer offers up some decidedly unconventional prayer.
Lost in Goa
Part 2: Their passports confiscated while awaiting trial, the Israelis adjust to life in Goa
Minyan Man
After starting his own prayer group, Elie Kaunfer is teaching others to do the same
Sundown: Jews Monkey, Horse Around
Plus prayers on a plane, old Amsterdam beats New Amsterdam, and more
Sundown: Snack Attack
Offending (and befriending) Christians, disputed vineyards, and a Baltimore blog
Ben-Gurion
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.
