December 3, 2012 9:46 pm Potok’s classic conflict hits the New York stage Off-Broadway production of ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’ highlights tension between Hasidic tradition and a boy’s passion for art By Howard Blas
November 30, 2012 4:23 am Kashrut and health food prove an increasingly popular recipe Annual convention shows the kosher and calorie-minded food industries are each taking a page from the other’s cookbook By Howard Blas
September 11, 2012 8:05 pm Field of Zionist dreams Though baseball is a ‘Jewish sport,’ its roots in Israel are still taking hold. Team Israel is taking to the baseball diamond this week in South Florida in a bid to participate in the March 2013 World Baseball Classic. How did the blue and white players get there, and what are their chances? By Howard Blas
August 29, 2012 5:07 am Serving a look at Israel’s next tennis ace Despite a first-round loss at the US Open, up-and-comer Julia Glushko says she’s proud to represent her adopted country — and looks forward to better results in the future By Howard Blas
July 17, 2012 2:08 am Matisyahu: I ‘loosened the knots’ of my Judaism As his new album debuts, the renegade religious rapper tells The Times of Israel why he drastically changed his lifestyle By Howard Blas
July 10, 2012 5:19 pm A musical salvage, rescue and revitalization operation Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music, running in Amherst, focuses on klezmer tradition — and innovation By Howard Blas
June 25, 2012 7:39 pm For Arab-Israeli tennis ace, coexistence is more than just mixed doubles Nadine Fahoum, a Muslim from Haifa, has become Israel’s unofficial ambassador off the court, and a phenom for Duke on it By Howard Blas
March 1, 2012 11:02 am Casspi not cavalier about role as ‘Israeli ambassador’ in US Omri Casspi on meeting up with Gilad Shalit, what it’s like to wear number 36, and life as the only Israeli playing in the NBA By Howard Blas