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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

Left to right: Beltzer Rabbi, Rabbi Eliashiv (z"l), Rabbi Shteinman / Eliyahu Hershkovitz

Word of the Day / Gadol גָּדוֹל

Gadol can function as a noun meaning a great person, in the sense of being an intellectual giant, but it also means many other things.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 8, 2013 | 08:08 AM

This day in Jewish history / Creator of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps dies

Emanuel Heilbronner, a self-styled doctor, left Germany for the U.S. and created the Castile soaps that come with moral messages on the bottle.

By David B. Green | Mar 7, 2013 | 02:16 PM

Teaching Israel the recipe for diversity

Diversity expert Lenora Billings-Harris says Israel has all the ingredients for a well-balanced workplace. Now we just need to put them all together.

By Judy Maltz | Mar 7, 2013 | 01:44 PM

Word of the Day / Hamevin yavin הַמֵּבִין יָבִין

Whether out of secrecy, censorship or just a sense of exclusivity, this phrase is both a wink to those who get it and a shrug to those who don't.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 7, 2013 | 09:33 AM

Pseudanthias squamipinnis sea goldie fish

Still making a splash

Scientist Lev Fishelson's career spans several decades, and includes the discovery of fish that can change their sex, the world's largest bacterium and a whole array of incredible underwater findings.

By Zafrir Rinat | Mar 6, 2013 | 07:56 PM

Rabbi Menachem Froman prays with Muslim worshippers at joint Muslim-Jewish prayer for rain in West B

Rebbe with a cause: The unconventional truths of Menachem Froman

Menachem Froman was tough to pin down: a settler and peace activist; deeply religious and a free-love advocate; living in occupied territories and preaching an end to occupation.

By Asher Schechter | Mar 6, 2013 | 05:12 PM | 2

Hungover in Israel's bond market – and partying on

Still suffering the aftermath of the last big bond orgy, investors are getting back into bed with the same dubious sorts.

By David Rosenberg | Mar 6, 2013 | 05:08 PM

This day in Jewish history / Julius and Ethel Rosenberg go on trial for espionage

The Jewish duo from New York was tried for passing military technology to the Soviets throughout the 1940s; they were put to death in 1953.

By David B. Green | Mar 6, 2013 | 09:30 AM | 4

Word of the Day / Chupar צ'וּפָר

Whether a bonus at work or a little something sweet in the army, a reward for effort is always welcome. Go ahead, you deserve it.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 6, 2013 | 08:45 AM

Word of the Day / Agalul

This kibbutz invention may be convenient for day care centers but looks like a mobile prison for very short offenders.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 5, 2013 | 03:12 PM

Religious Zionist pioneers found Kibbutz Ein HaNatziv, 1946.

This day in Jewish history / Religious Zionist Mizrachi movement is founded

The movement aimed to infuse the largely secular political movement founded by Theodor Herzl with a Torah-based spirit.

By David B. Green | Mar 5, 2013 | 09:31 AM

Word of the Day / Jobnik ג'וֹבְּנִיק

This derogatory term is used to describe noncombatant recruits who coast through their military service in an air-conditioned office.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 4, 2013 | 09:50 AM

This day in Jewish history / Murderer and racketeer Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter gets the chair

Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter was a key figure in two criminal organizations, the National Crime Syndicate and Murder Incorporated.

By David B. Green | Mar 4, 2013 | 09:28 AM

To be an architect in Sri Lanka

Danish-born Ulrik Plesner says construction in Israel can benefit from Eastern building practices.

By Keshet Rosenblum | Mar 3, 2013 | 08:22 PM

Word of the Day / Chupchik צ'וּפְּצִ'יק

If you need a catchall phrase, a one-word-fits-all solution, this one will serve you just fine.

By Shoshana Kordova | Mar 3, 2013 | 12:53 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 / 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

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

By David Rosenberg | 09:52 PM

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

By David Rosenberg | 08:02 AM

On Root

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

On Root / In search of breadcrumbs, oxygen and pickles

By Jeremy Benstein | 07:41 PM

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

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