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The American-Israeli alliance is eternal, stated Barack Obama upon his arrival - using the eternal Hebrew word, lanetzah.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 21, 2013 | 10:23 AM

This day in Jewish history / The rebbe who met with Freud

Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn, the fifth Lubavitcher rebbe who is credited with initiating Chabad's focus on outreach, traveled to Vienna to consult with Sigmund Freud. On this day in 1920, Schneersohn died.

By David B. Green | Mar 21, 2013 | 09:35 AM

Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, center.

David's Harp / Yair Lapid: New politics, or just born yesterday?

The Yesh Atid leader and his unlikely partner Naftali Bennett seem to have wrested control of economic policy. Or have they?

By David Rosenberg | Mar 20, 2013 | 08:54 PM

Word of the Day / Kuntz

Whether something or someone is acting up, playing a trick on you, or teaching you the tricks of the trade, this word will play along.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 20, 2013 | 08:35 PM

The superstar accountant: Yaron Zelekha's crusade to save Israel from itself

Forget the occupation, the Arab nations and the Haredim. The reason Israel is the poorest country in the west, says Yaron Zelekha, is crony capitalism.

By Asher Schechter | Mar 20, 2013 | 08:31 PM

Someone Else's Simcha / Amit and Nili's wedding - Don't stop believing

A young couple finds love. And then doesn't. And then does again. And then, finally makes it last.

By Ron Ben-Tovim | Mar 20, 2013 | 06:29 PM

Maxim Vinograd reenacting the shooting of Ziad Jilani, June 2010.

Otherwise Occupied / Why they shot him in the head

The killing of a Palestinian, Ziad Jilani, by border policemen refuses to go away and has reached the High Court of Justice. Is every Arab driver in Jerusalem involved in an accident an automatic terror suspect?

By Amira Hass | Mar 20, 2013 | 11:03 AM | 3

This day in Jewish history / A blood libel trial that captures the world's attention

The age-old blood libel accusation was thrown against Menachem Mendel Beilis in Kiev in 1911, despite clear evidence that he committed no crime.

By David B. Green | Mar 20, 2013 | 09:39 AM

Word of the day / Kishta

If you're having trouble communicating with the locals - and here we mean cats - this word should help you get your point across.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 19, 2013 | 08:23 AM

This day in Jewish history / Persian Jews given choice: Convert or die

Thousands of Mashhad Jews did convert to Islam, in appearance at least, after nearly 40 were murdered by their neighbors; most simply took their Judaism underground.

By David B. Green | Mar 19, 2013 | 06:59 AM | 8

Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib.

After two years of bloodshed, the Syrian opposition remains divided

Infighting and competing foreign interests have prevented the Syrian National Coalition from uniting behind its president, Sheik Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib.

By Zvi Bar'el | Mar 19, 2013 | 05:14 AM

Ronnie Kiek. She learned skiing when she was 6.

At world alpine championship, the hills are alive with Israeli skiers

Austria's Schladming resort represents the latest step in the women's long-shot attempt to make next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi.

By Ilan Goldman | Mar 18, 2013 | 06:34 PM | 3

Your Facebook status, now in Aramaic

In a bid to make Web chatter more unique while also tapping into ancient Jewish history, one Facebook user, a high-school student who wishes to remain anonymous, has created a page that translates Internet-speak into the Talmud's tongue.

By Oded Yaron | Mar 18, 2013 | 11:07 AM

Word of the Day / Memshala

The Hebrew word for government may seem simple, but take a closer look and you'll realize that, like politics, it's actually quite complex.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 18, 2013 | 08:44 AM

This day in Jewish history / Jews struggle to settle in the New World

In 1655, a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Amsterdam tried and failed to keep Jews out of the "the colony that would later become New York.

By David B. Green | Mar 18, 2013 | 08:19 AM

Keep the pita, lose the hummus and pickles for Passover.

On Root / In search of breadcrumbs, oxygen and pickles

All three things come from the same root, but we only have to eradicate one from our homes on Passover.

By Jeremy Benstein | Mar 17, 2013 | 07:41 PM

Where are they now?

Where are they now? / The Jackie Robinson of Israeli soccer

By Leora Eren Frucht | 02:39 PM

Where Are They Now? / A notorious Israeli bank robber, two decades on

By Leora Eren Frucht | 06:20 PM

Where are they now? / From Saigon to the Sea of Galilee

By Leora Eren Frucht | 07:26 AM | 6

State of the Union

State of the Union / When Gon met Edu

By Danna Harman | 06:34 PM

State of the Union / When Zvi met Regina

By Danna Harman | 12:58 PM

State of the Union / When Shalom met Yaffa

By Danna Harman | 09:13 AM

Word of the Day

Word of the Day / Shai lahag

By Shoshana Kordova | 02:47 PM

Word of the day / Apifyor אַפִּיפְיוֹר

By Elon Gilad | 09:58 AM

Word of the Day / Bul

By Shoshana Kordova | 08:38 AM

Someone Else's Simcha

Someone Else's Simcha / Sharon Shaya's bat mitzvah – Logging off long enough to grow up

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 06:33 PM

Someone Else's Simcha / Pnina and Yitzhak's 50th anniversary – Indian love, set in gold

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 01:56 PM

Someone Else's Simcha / Yossi Zaorov's enlistment party – A merry date with destiny

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 08:29 AM

David's Harp

David's Harp / Hugo Chavez, Yair Lapid and useful pigs

By David Rosenberg | 09:52 PM

Hungover in Israel's bond market – and partying on

By David Rosenberg | 05:08 PM

David's Harp / Three intifadas and you’re out

By David Rosenberg | 08:02 AM

On Root

On Root / How 'Europe' and 'Maghreb' both come from Hebrew

By Jeremy Benstein | 12:08 PM | 4

On Root / Cowboys home on the Israeli range at dawn

By Jeremy Benstein | 12:27 PM

On Root / Purim unmasked: In Hebrew, you're looking for yourself

By Jeremy Benstein | 02:17 PM

Double Take

African migrants looking through the fence at the Egyptian-Israeli border on August 4, 2012.

Double Take / African asylum seekers out of the spolight but not in the clear

By Joel Greenberg | 08:39 AM

Double Take / A month after Gaza war, Hamas still rides a wave of popularity

By Joel Greenberg | 07:22 AM | 4

Double Take / The politics of potholes in East Jerusalem

By Joel Greenberg | 09:41 AM