(Author: Cecil Bloom, Vol. 71, No. 1, Pesach 2016)   Like their non-Jewish counterparts, Jewish women have over many years put their pens to paper. Certainly, they have been prominent in writing fiction in English and Hebrew, with much of their work matching that of

(Author: David Sher, Vol. 71, No. 1, Pesach 2016)   One of the foremost Anglo-Jewish customs is the convention of performing weddings in synagogues, often with both floral and choral complements. The custom has proliferated wherever the British Empire has extended and is the prevalent

(Authors: Ute ben Yosef, Gwynne Schrire, Vol. 72, No. 3, Chanukah 2017)          In 2013, a Cape Town auctioneer told Darryl Kaimowitz that a painting of rabbis discussing the Talmud was to be auctioned. On a brass plaque attached to the frame was inscribed, “Presented to

(Author: Honey Gluckman, Vol. 71, No. 3, Chanukah 2016)   On 16 April 1966, Time Magazine’s famous cover page appeared asking, with red letters on a black background, “IS GOD DEAD?” At that time this was the view of many scientists who stressed that reliable

(Author: Cecil Bloom, Vol. 72, No. 3, Chanukah 2017)            It is possible that one of the great operatic masterpieces of the 20th Century would not have been written had its composer obtained the performing rights to a play that he wanted to use as

(Author: David Nossel, Vol. 72, #3, Chanukah 2017) There are great challenges facing society in general. One of the greatest, if not thegreatest, is overcoming differences in religious affiliations and practices. This challenge has a long history - I will refrain from suggesting which event

(Author: Chuck Volpe, Vol. 72, #3, Chanukah, 2017)   Abstract The West is in retreat, if not in decline. The free and democratic world so dearly achieved, can no longer be taken for granted. If hope lies anywhere, it lies with the people who despite