Beth Kissileff

David Ben-Gurion envisioned a Jewish state where the Hebrew Bible was studied as a nation’s historical heritage. Backed by key rabbinic and

Mishy Harman built a successful Hebrew radio show modeled on This American Life. Now his unusual explorations of Israeli life are

From London to São Paulo to Pittsburgh, Israeli artists are being subjected to increasingly draconian standards that prohibit the free

Sick of being overlooked by Ultra-Orthodox political parties, a new movement could finally bring female Haredi representation to the Knesset.

Across Europe and on both American coasts, Israeli expat writers are revolutionizing Hebrew literature while—or perhaps because—they are separated from the

A quiet revolution has taken place in women’s religious education in Israel. Rachelle Fraenkel, whose son was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists

In the pre-army academies, a new approach to Jewish learning is taking hold—one that American Jewish institutions would do well

One of Israel's most innovative new novelists has just landed on the American scene. BETH KISSILEFF talks to the man

On the invisible frontiers between Israel and America, between Torah and
literary fiction, Ruchama King Feuerman found her muse. BETH

The novelist, photographer, and wife of Israel's finance minister has a tough message for modern women: Don't believe in fairy