Beata Duncan, Tania Hershman and Seymour MaynePeter Lawson samples some verseBy Peter Lawson2 min read
A few whiskers away from peaceVernon Bogdanor analyses an analysis of Palestine and Israel since BalfourBy Vernon Bogdanor2 min read
Candid views from Orthodox blogWhat if God’s A Christian?, Daniel Greenberg, Grosvenor House Publishing, £10By Dr Harris Bor1 min read
Book review: Israel: A Concise History of a Nation RebornLawrence Joffe finds much of interest in a history of the Jewish stateBy Lawrence Joffe3 min read
Devorah Baum on Jewish jokesDevorah Baum has two new books out which examine the essence of Jewishness. Keren David met her to find out more.By Keren David6 min read
The best of OrthodoxyRabbi Dr Abraham Levy’s memoir, A Rocky Road, illustrates his rabbinical journeyBy Rabbi Gideon Sylvester1 min read
Making ourselves herdAll migrants collect languages and in their various expressions meet new cultures, new literatures1 min read
Keeping faith with tradition in EuropeThe president of the Conference of European Rabbis addresses the challenges facing Jews on the continent in a new collectionBy Simon Rocker1 min read
A beating heart"I grew up amidst hearts. Occasionally they even appeared in the family fridge."By Rowan Somerville4 min read
A new history of JudaismA History of Judaism, Martin Goodman, Allen Lane, £30By Dr Harry Freedman3 min read
Scholarship, scandal and satireGerald Jacobs reports on the first Cliveden Literary FestivalBy Gerald Jacobs2 min read
Sewing for survival, with a ribbon of hopeLucy Adlington's new book for teenagers focuses on the seamstresses of AuschwitzBy Angela Kiverstein2 min read
Alice Hoffman: What Jews share with witchesThe author of Practical Magic tells Jennifer Lipman why she's written a prequelBy Jennifer Lipman4 min read