Natalie Portman’s directorial debut, “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” is based on the astonishing memoir by Amos Oz. But is it any good?

We discuss an essay in Haaretz magazine entitled “Capitalism in Israel is Under the Brutal Attack of Social Activists.”

We discuss the raft of government proposals to increase the penalties for stone-throwing, in the wake of the tragic death of Alexander Levlovich.

Research indicates that ultra-Orthodox Jews are using the internet in rapidly growing numbers, but can ‘frumkeit’ and Facebook really mix?

A Haaretz poll has found that 70 percent of Israeli Jews believe in God, meaning that lots of ostensibly secular Jews have begun to believe.

A Haaretz poll has found that ultra-Orthodox Jews are happier than Orthodox Jews, who are happier than traditional Jews, who are happier than secular Jews.

Israeli leftists spent this year mad, muttering, and morbidly depressed. Never before have so many thought so much was so irredeemably awful.

Blatant rebellion against Israel’s Chief Rabbinate broke out this year after a group of rabbis established an alternative conversion court.

Obama? Screw you! Hollande? Up yours! Merkel? Take a hike! We just don’t care what you think about Israel.

New Minister of Education Naftali Bennett is trying to convince high-schoolers to take high level math, which will give them primo salaries.