For Knesset’s Danny Danon, unapologetic Israeli nationalism is key to political success

Published on July 26, 2012

If there’s one thing Danny Danon doesn’t do, it’s shy away from controversy.

Studies look at ways to save Jordan River

Published on May 3, 2010

Large sections of the lower Jordan River could dry out by next year unless the region's countries take action, according to two studies.

Arava spills on solutions to L.A. water shortage

By Lilly Fowler
Published on October 10, 2008

A recent conference at UCLA's School of Law, "Transboundary Environmental Management in the Arava and Beyond," proposed that Los Angeles might gain some ground regarding its often-contentious water policies if the city turned to Israel's example.

Poetry and Taxis

By Rabbi Daniel Greyber
Published on October 1, 2008

Parshat Vayeilech (Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30) Didn't we just finish Pesach? How is Rosh Hashanah already here again? Another year has slipped away.

Is the Dead Sea dying?

By Emily Hauser
Published on January 3, 2008

It sits at the lowest spot on earth, is fed by one of the world's most significant waterways, and served witness to humanity's passage out of Africa. And it's dying. The Dead Sea, among the most remarkable natural phenomena on the earth's face, has lost a third of its surface area over 50 years, and continues to shrink three or more feet annually -- entirely because of human behavior.

Power of Words

By Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer
Published on September 22, 2005

Each night before retiring, the great Chasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav would make a list. At the end of a long day, he would write down all the wrongs he had committed -- against other people, against God, against himself. Nachman would read the list over and over again, with increasing levels of agitation and remorse, until he welled up with sorrow.

In this week's Torah portion, the Israelites are encouraged -- commanded really -- to write something down.