Jewish World
A symposium which opens by asking participants to identify “our generation’s greatest achievement” was, presumably, planned by an optimist; and…
Dr. Kolbrener’s critique of my essay is unquestionably framed within the language and context of what Coventry Patmore denominated “the…
Confronted by the phalanx of questions included in this symposium, I find myself responding instinctively with two reservations. The first…
Expert collector Rabbi Eliezer Katzman, a consultant and appraiser of Judaica and Hebrew books for Kestenbaum & Company, has also…
When I heard the announcement regarding the evacuation, I thought, “How could our government demand the destruction of such a…
By Eli Genauer It all began with one book. A Gemara actually—a 1735 edition of Tractate Moed Katan, a gift…
At the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, the nearly 10,000 residents of Gush Katif had succeeded in building a paradise…
Yael and her family’s true home was in Ganei Tal in Gush Katif.
Rabbi Rimon founded JobKatif to help former residents of Gush Katif find jobs.
“This is a tough time to be a rabbi,” lamented Rabbi Shaul Robinson of Manhattan’s Lincoln Square Synagogue in a…
The Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem is relatively small—just five rooms—but it tells a huge story.