Mordechai Beck
Esther without borders: Artists around the world reimagine the Purim story
For the past 34 years, Jerusalemite David Moss has been asking fellow artists from across the globe to interpret the story of Purim.
How the Beatles got by with some help from their little-known Jewish friends
With the Fab Four recently topping the charts (again), Mordechai Beck reminds us of an important, often overlooked, factor in their success
Even our biblical ancestors sometimes got it wrong
On the face of it, the exile of Ishmael and the near-sacrifice of Isaac seem odd Torah readings to start the new year
Israel’s religious Zionists live in a world that ended generations ago
The leaders of the ultra-nationalists are creating a backlash, the effect of which is now being seen on the streets every week
The poet who's given women a place in the Haggadah
Marcia Falk's new Haggadah highlights the hidden, female aspects of the Exodus
Icon of Israeli music
Meet Shlomo Bar - a star in Israel and his native Morocco
Pulling in the A-List
Ronit Arbel on escoring Sir Paul McCartney, and countless other stars, around Israel.
Classical music gets eastern spice
Israel is embracing sounds from the Arab world.
Film that reveals the truth about the savagery of war
Jerusalem bomb victim's Bible mission
Ritual bathing: the truth exposed
Photographer Varda Polak-Sahm gained unique access to the secret world of the mikveh
The battle to pray on the Temple Mount
Why tensions have risen around Judaism's most sacred site
Remember the Maccabees on Rosh Hashanah
Why do we have to eat matzah on Pesach?
How the humble unleavened bread became the definitive food of Pesach
Where is the incentive to vote?
How the rabbis turned swords into candles
Why Chanucah recalls a miracle in the Temple rather than the Maccabees' military heroics.
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