In light of Hasidic 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky's recent murder, as well as The New York Times’ inclusion of "some of…
When news isn’t so black and white
Judaism
Whose foreskin?
Courtney Bender discusses the controversial ballot measure to prohibit circumcision of males under eighteen years of age, which will be…
Beyond denial
For a brief moment in 2007, news of a hit Iranian television series, whose Farsi title was translated variously as…
From exodus to immigration
At Killing the Buddha: "Muslims, Christians, and Buddhists broke matzo with Jewish Israelis in a Tel Aviv basketball court before…
Implicated and enraged: An interview with Judith Butler
Judith Butler, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, is among the leading social theorists alive today. Her most…
Review of “Three Faiths” exhibition at NYPL
Edward Rothstein, of The New York Times, reviews "Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam," a new exhibit at the New York…
Against Judaist-Christianism
I do not have much to add to the debate surrounding the Islamic Cultural Center that will surely be built…
Standing shoulder to shoulder
Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali discuss the coincidence this year of Rosh Hashanah and Eid al-Fitr, with regard…
Understanding Jewlicious
David Abitbol, co-creater of Jewlicious, discusses the origins and intentions of his blog with The Jerusalem Post.
Delegation of American Muslim leaders visits Auschwitz and Dachau
In Forward, the Jewish weekly newspaper, A.J. Goodman reports on a recent trip of Muslim leaders to Auschwitz and Dachau.