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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

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

Word of the Day / Shai lahag

In Israel, this is the time of year for giving gifts. But not just any gifts - holiday gifts. And for that, we have a special name.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 17, 2013 | 02:47 PM

This day in Jewish history / A visionary architect dies

Louis Kahn, whose buildings were known for their intellectual rigor and spirituality, was one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

By David B. Green | Mar 17, 2013 | 09:44 AM

Representatives of Lod’s Arab community during a visit to one of the town’s new quarters.

Gloves off in Lod mayoral race as self-government returns to ill-fated Israeli town

With Interior Ministry-appointed committee's six-year rule about to end, race is on for mayor's office in one of Israel's poorest and most troubled cities.

By Ilan Lior | Mar 17, 2013 | 01:06 AM

The police clash with protesters in Cairo, March, 2013.

Egypt's very thin blue line

The police are less willing to confront the people, who are still upset about beatings and killings during the revolution. Roughly one-third of Egypt has been hit by police strikes.

By Zvi Bar'el | Mar 17, 2013 | 01:06 AM

Israeli space engineers hope to take another giant leap for mankind

Responding to a Google challenge to grab HD footage from the moon's surface, a team of Israeli volunteers aims for a 2015 launch.

By Aliyana Traison | Mar 15, 2013 | 12:29 PM

Word of the day / Apifyor אַפִּיפְיוֹר

How Hebrew got an ancient word for pope that is hundreds of years older than the Latin word 'papa.'

By Elon Gilad | Mar 15, 2013 | 09:58 AM

Rabbis participate in the Second World Congress of Rabbis and Imams for Peace in Seville

This day in Jewish history / Anti-Jewish rioting begins in Seville

The seeds of the Inquisition are sown on this day in 1391 when a fiery preacher in Seville, Spain incited months of violence against the city's Jews.

By David B. Green | Mar 15, 2013 | 09:06 AM

The Facebook page set up to find Jeno (Jolli) Gottesmann

Holocaust survivor searches for long-lost twin on Facebook

Sixty-eight years after they were separated, an Israeli survivor has created a Facebook page in search of his brother, known as 'child survivor A7734 from Auschwitz.'

By Ofer Aderet | Mar 15, 2013 | 02:40 AM

Women of the Wall solidarity in New York, photo by Joan Roth, March 13, 2013

This day in Jewish history / American Jewish feminists call for change

On this day in 1972, a group of women demanded equality from the American Conservative movement. Just a decade later, many of their goals were achieved.

By David B. Green | Mar 14, 2013 | 10:04 AM

Word of the Day / Bul

If you think the person pictured on the bul looks bul like a bull, you could obfuscate or say so bul.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 14, 2013 | 08:38 AM

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

It may not be fair to devote more attention to the middle class than the poor, but it’s the class that gives back the most to society.

By David Rosenberg | Mar 13, 2013 | 09:52 PM

Is green reporting facing a hostile business environment?

While The Guardian has expanded its environmental reporting through corporate partnerships that might raise ethical issues, The New York Times has simply disbanded its environmental desk.

By Zafrir Rinat | Mar 13, 2013 | 07:44 PM

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

As the first Arab player on the Israeli national team, Rifaat Tourk knows what it's like to be cursed by fans and players alike. Four decades later, he's fighting for equality for Arabs – off the pitch.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Mar 13, 2013 | 02:39 PM

This day in Jewish history / Birth of a media tycoon and 17 Magazine's founder

Walter Annenberg built an empire of newspapers, magazines and TV stations, amassed an impressive art collection and befriended Ronald Reagan.

By David B. Green | Mar 13, 2013 | 09:07 AM

Where are they now?

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

Where are they now? / Sky’s the limit for Arab MK-turned-pilot

By Leora Eren Frucht | 11:21 AM

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 / Kuntz

By Shoshana Kordova | 08:35 PM

Word of the day / Kishta

By Shoshana Kordova | 08:23 AM

Word of the Day / Memshala

By Shoshana Kordova | 08:44 AM

Someone Else's Simcha

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

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 06:29 PM

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

David's Harp

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

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

By David Rosenberg | 08:54 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