From the Newsletter | Germany’s Time of the Wolves
How many times have you picked up a book you bought years ago and never opened, only to find that it’s the perfect read for that moment in your life?
From the Newsletter | How Shofars Became a Favorite of Christian Nationalists
Wars ripple outward, and the vibrations from this one are already being felt.
Opinion Interview | ‘We Have to Stop Orbán’
Kati Marton doesn’t think of herself as a political activist.
From the Newsletter | The Ripples Before the Storm
This week, as I followed reports about the threat of imminent war between Russia and Ukraine, I found myself thinking about history’s prequels.
From the Newsletter | A Jewish State, but What Kind?
Are Jews a people, a race, an ethnic group, a nation, a state?
Book Interview | Anita Diamant and the Pursuit of Menstrual Justice
A whole generation has gone through the Jewish life cycle with Anita Diamant.
Moment Debate | Would a Ban on Abortion Curtail Jews’ Religious Freedom?
Abortion bans are predicated on assumptions about when life begins that have specific Christian theological assumptions baked into them.
Opinion Interview | Are Pro-Trump Jews Moving On?
As 2022 ushers in a new political cycle, the relationship between former president Donald Trump and his supporters in the Jewish community—a minority, but a passionate and often influential one—seems set to enter a new and more complicated phase.
From the Newsletter | The Politics of Paranoia, Then and Now
It’s always tempting to think that things have never been this crazy.
From the Newsletter | The Summer of 1942
Sometimes the best way to get a clear view of what’s happening in the present is to glance backward at the past.
Broadway’s Bruce Sabath Remembers Stephen Sondheim
Broadway actor and singer Bruce Sabath reflects on his relationship with Stephen Sondheim, who died on November 26.
Beshert | The Photo That Captured Fate
Marion and Maury first met on a blind date in 1952—or so they thought. It wasn’t until after they were married that they discovered they had been photographed together years before.