A newly completed trilogy of detective novels merges murder mysteries with Talmudic introspection
A new documentary from filmmaker Laura Bialis explores the influential music scene in a place you’d least expect
For residents of the town Sderot, running to bomb shelters is nothing new
No casualties reported in largest attack since 2012
Plus historic synagogue in Damascus is looted and burned to the ground
Plus Obama says settlement freeze shouldn’t be a precondition to peace talks
A look at Gaza’s beleaguered neighbor
In 2007, I traveled to Sderot to make a film. Months later, I made it my home—and Gaza my neighbor.
The comical contretemps is actually an important, depressing sign
A screaming comes across Washington Square Park
In Israel, graffiti tells all sides of the story
Plus new Hanukkah music and Ah-nuld does the Hora