Drake Has His Own Brand of Jewishness
The Canadian rapper, who told Rolling Stone that he's 'proud to be Jewish' is a slippery enigma who changes roles and even accents from song to song, all the while keeping his place on top of the charts
Life & Culture
Could Beer Finally End Climate Change Denial?
How many bottles of beer will be lost from the wall if climate change isn’t checked? 30.3 billion a year at the least, Haaretz calculates based on groundbreaking study on barley yield
Netflix's 'July 22' Offers an Almost Feel-good Message About Norway neo-Nazi Massacre
In ‘22 July,’ his first film for Netflix, Paul Greengrass has turned the horrific neo-Nazi massacre in Norway in 2011 into a wakeup call for our times
Decapitated 2,000-year-old Skeletons Unearthed at Downtown Jerusalem Dig
Most of the 125 skeletons belonged to women and children from the Jewish Pharisee sect, who were likely massacred by king Alexander Yannai of the rival Sadducees, archaeologists say
Why Won't Ellen Pompeo Quit 'Grey's Anatomy' Already?
Is it just for the sake of financial security that the same actors stay in long-running shows like ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ season after season?
Food
Wine Is Enlisted Into the Israeli-Palestinian Hummus Wars
Wine grapes with roots in antiquity are becoming part of an ideological identity struggle: Are these heirloom varieties Israeli or Palestinian?
Science & Health
Measles Outbreak in Jerusalem Worries Health Officials: 340 Cases in 2018
In September alone, 213 new cases were reported, and experts expect the total number of cases in the current outbreak to be 10 times that number
Television
Gal Gadot Visits 'Jewish Heaven', Meets Einstein and Moshe Dayan, in Simpsons Premiere
The one where Gal Gadot plays Lisa after Bart sees Jesus and sells the movie rights to three Christian producers
Archaeology
We Shouldn't Take God's Name in Vain. But What Is It?
The true pronunciation of YHWH has long been lost, partly because 2,500 years ago, Jews decided it was too sacred to say aloud, and failed to preserve the way it was said
Travel
Dead Trees and Dry Springs: Impact of Drought Felt in Israel
Climate change and increased water use is harming Israeli flora and fauna – and making it impossible for nature to survive without some help from humans
