Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

May 24, 2015

NEWS Hiking the Path of Abraham Through West Bank Naomi Zeveloff      ‘Abraham Path,’ a community-based tourism project in the West Bank, takes hikers on the ancient road of the patriarch Abraham. Naomi Zeveloff went on the journey into the rarely seen heart of the Palestinian territory.   CULTURE The Nakedness of the Bible Jay Michaelson      The greatest irony of the Bible is that it stands for the opposite of irony — yet it is filled with it. Jay Michaelson examines a new study of Jews’ peculiar relationship with the holy book.   OPINION When My Girlfriend Is Lebanese A college student falls in love with a Lebanese woman. Now he’s afraid to tell his Zionist parents. He asks the Seesaw what he should do.   CULTURE Dream Home in Greenwich Village Faye Ginsburg and Fred Myers live in Greenwich Village with their 26-year-old daughter, who has a rare Jewish genetic disease. HomeLands opens the door to their apartment.     FOOD Lunch With Ruth and Boaz Jo Ann Gardner      A simple Shavuot meal is inspired by characters from the Book of Ruth.