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Topics

Ten areas and the subjects under them. An answer is filed under one to three of these, so a topic page gathers everything written on that subject.

Faith and Scripture

What the texts say, and how the two traditions read them.

Hebrew roots of Christianity Torah and Tanakh The feasts in scripture Jesus in his Jewish context Messianic Judaism Christian Zionism Prayer and liturgy Biblical Hebrew The names of God Talmud and Midrash

Holidays and the Calendar

Every feast and fast, what it remembers and how it is kept.

Passover Shavuot Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Hanukkah Purim Shabbat Tu BiShvat Lag BaOmer The Hebrew calendar Memorial and independence days

Life and Lifecycle

Birth to burial: what is done, when, and why.

Birth and brit milah Naming and children Bar and bat mitzvah Courtship Weddings Marriage and family Divorce Death and mourning Cemeteries and remembrance Conversion

History

Four thousand years, in pieces a reader can finish.

The biblical period The Second Temple Exile and diaspora The Middle Ages Expulsions and pogroms The Holocaust The rise of Zionism Ottoman and British rule 1948 and independence Israel's wars Israel since 1948

Archaeology and the Land

What is in the ground, and where everything actually is.

Digs and finds Biblical archaeology Jerusalem The Temple Mount The Dead Sea Scrolls Inscriptions and artifacts Geography and regions Holy sites Nature and wildlife Water and the desert

Food and Home

The table, the kitchen and the house.

Kashrut The Shabbat table Holiday foods Israeli cuisine Wine and drink Hospitality The Jewish home Recipes

Culture and Arts

A language brought back to life, and what has been made in it.

The revival of Hebrew Music Literature Film and television Dance Visual arts Humour Sport

People and Society

Who lives there, and how the country is put together.

Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Mizrahi Ethiopian Jews The Druze The Bedouin Arab Israelis Christians in Israel Haredi life Secular Israel Schools and universities Health and medicine Army service

Aliyah and the Diaspora

Coming home, and the communities that did not.

Making aliyah Absorption Hebrew for newcomers Jewish life by country Communities in the Americas Communities in Europe Communities worldwide The history of antisemitism Jewish identity

Israel Today and Hard Questions

How the country works, and straight answers to what is said about it.

Government and the Knesset Law and the courts Economy and innovation The media landscape Maps and borders Security and defence The UN and international bodies The conflict, explained Answering "occupation"Answering "apartheid"Answering "settlements"Answering "refugees"Answering BDS Answering UN resolutions