The Redneck Jew Who Put the Mystique in Outlaw Country Music
Georgia-born Daniel Antopolsky wrote 400 songs for more than 40 years before recording his first album, which helped connoisseurs forget the obsequious, soft variety
Life & Culture
Provocative Russian Performance Artist Comes to Wreak Havoc in a West Bank Settlement
Aleksei Plutser-Sarno, one of the leaders of the radical art collective Voina, touched a nerve in Russian society. He now he lives in a settlement and his latest piece almost got him arrested
Facebook Funerals and Smoking Scorpions: Ten Trends to Look Out for This Fall
Here are the newest fads that could sweep Israel this year. Now hurry up and pass the scorpion
Meat Market, the Next Generation: New Documentary Resets How We Experience Meat Consumption
The maker of 'Carnal' wanted to prove that even on farms that are run by self-proclaimed animal lovers, the animals' lives are a nightmare. But his method for doing so is extreme
Lena Dunham: Work of Israeli Poet Yehuda Amichai Helped Me Connect to Judaism
'Girls' creator and star says she has 'fallen in love with the poetry of Yehuda Amichai' after the death of her grandmother
Ancient Statue Damaged by ISIS Now on Display in Damascus
A restored 2,000-year-old Lion of Al-Lat statue can again stand as a symbol of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra
Tel Aviv's Architectural Brutalism: Ugly, Hated, but Glad to Be Gray
The city's planners didn't aim for the look to be pleasing, but rather to reflect the truth. A new book about Tel Aviv's Brutalist buildings seeks to raise awareness of the architectural values and the local context on which the city was built
Book Review Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman Turn Israel's Occupation Into a New Age Frenzy
The Hebrew translation of 'Kingdom of Olives and Ash' is totally unnecessary, failing to provide Israeli readers with any fresh insight
Fox to Film Pilot for American Version of Israeli Comedy About Interracial Couple
The original show, 'Nevsu,' tells the story of an Ethiopian-Israeli family whose son is married to an Ashkenazi woman
N.Y.'s Most Controversial Chef: I'm a Japanese Man Trapped in the Body of a White Jew
Despite his young age, Bouhadana has racked up exceptional culinary mileage in New York's sushi scene, but some are not pleased
Food
Recipe For a Sweet Rosh Hashanah: Rum-soaked Date, Fig and Date-honey Cake
This desert is too delicious to only eat on Jewish New Year
Science
Physicist Who Fled Nazi Rule Wins Nobel Prize
Rainer Weiss among Nobel Prize winners for contributions that proved Einstein right
Television
Israel Proves Rich Pickings in Latest Season of 'Transparent,' Say Critics
Early reviews for season four of Amazon's transgender comedy praise plot that brings the Pfefferman family to Holy Land
Archaeology
Startling Genetic Diversity Indicates That Ancient Papuans Didn't Even Mix With Each Other
The ancestors of the Papuan New Guinean peoples arrived 50,000+ years ago, scattered into highland and lowland areas, and evidently kept to themselves since then, going by genetic and linguistic evidence
Travel
IN PHOTOS: Israeli Arabs Celebrate Eid al-Fitr Outdoors
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.
