Waking up this morning to the news that disgraced entertainer Dudu Topaz had ended his life by hanging himself in his Ramle jail while awaiting trial was an inevitable end to his sorry saga. Topaz was going to be tried for initiating a series of vio...

Earlier this month, it was Bar Refaeli’s billboard for Fox that made Israel’s ultra-orthodox population threaten boycotts, now it’s Refaeli’s billboard for clothing company Bonita De Mas. They just don’t like to see her naked, or even...

We have already known it for a long time, but now the authoritative Lonely Planet travel guide has officially coronated Tel Aviv as one of the 10 top party cities in the world. The list was compiled by Planet’s new book, The 1,000 Ultimate...

My friend’s father has a saying, “Our imports are better than our exports.” He’s generally referring to the presence of Jews from other movements within liberal Orthodoxy, and the skills and understanding that they bring with them. And while I...

The country is sort of going a little crazy right now amid the flurry of reports about the imminent release of Gilad Schalit, the IDF soldier who’s been held captive by a faction within Hamas since 2006. Rumors and speculation abound that the...

On his way back from Tel Aviv, 18-year-old Amir called to ask if I could pick him at the Jerusalem Central Bus Station. He was carrying a heavy bag and didn’t want to schlep it all the way home. Fair enough. I arrived at our agreed upon meeting...