A cantata is a musical composition typically composed of solos, duets, and other forms for voice, sung with instrumental accompaniment. Thus framed, the title of Jeffrey Lewis\’s latest novel, \”Berlin Cantata\” (Haus, $15, ISBN 978-1-907822-43-8), aligns nicely with the book’s structure, since nearly every chapter is presented as a monologue voiced by one of 13 characters.
Egypt\’s new Islamist president said on Monday he would pursue a \”balanced\” foreign policy, reassuring Israel its peace treaty was safe, hinting at a new approach to Iran and calling on Bashar Assad\’s allies to help lever the Syrian leader out.
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin apologized to Jamal Julany, one of the victims of a racist attack in Zion Square, during his visit to the 17-year-old.
The Egged bus company will not use images of either men or women in advertisements on its Jerusalem buses.
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik is scheduled to deliver the opening invocation at the Republican National Convention.
Rabbi Asher Lopatin of Chicago is set to succeed Rabbi Avi Weiss next year at the helm of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT), the liberal Orthodox rabbinical school founded by Weiss.
It shouldn\’t have taken Todd Akin\’s crackpot contraception comment to alert us that Paul Ryan thinks rape is just another \”method of conception.\”
San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc. acquired the Israeli chip manufacturer start-up DesignArt Networks for more than $150 million.
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