Fiction | Homecoming, 1945
Smoke rises slowly from the locomotive’s chimney, hissing from the valves and swirling in clouds over the face of the train.
Jewish Word | Bark Mitzvah
The first known bark mitzvah took place in 1958 in Beverly Hills, California.
The New Mechitza
Israel’s publicly funded universities now offer gender-segregated programs to help the ultra-Orthodox earn degrees. But at what price?
Talk of the Table | Jews and ’Shrooms
When a student of the famous Talmudic sage Rabbi Gamliel doubted the majesty of the World-to-Come
Ask the Rabbis | Should Dirty Money Be Returned?
The ethics of using “dirty money” has been a topic of conversation in Jewish circles for millennia.
Primo Levi’s Work Outshines His Murky Death
In the years since his death, scholars, biographers and those who knew him remain split.
Book Review | A Writer Who Opened Doors
How tragic that we recently lost one of Israel’s great writers—Ronit Matalon—who died at the young age of 58.
Poem | A Little Girl’s 1930s Dirge
“Turn off your lights! / Turn them off! / Heh heh heh,” the radio coughs. / The Olga Coal Company presents
Introducing the Jewish Political Voices Project
As the presidential election unfolds, we are taking a deep dive into the political views of the American Jewish community and bringing you along.
My People in Cartoons
A combination of misanthropy and compassion for your fellow humans, and at least some ability to draw and write—this is what makes a cartoonist.
Book Review | The Passions of a Prime Minister, Revealed
What quality did people see in David Ben-Gurion that made him indispensable, when so many other qualities made him plainly impossible?
Opinion Interview | Will the Middle East Erupt?
When a Middle East crisis erupts, it can be hard to think long term. But Robert Malley sees larger, longer-running dangers in the region.