Talk of the Table | The Versatile, Vengeful, Volatile Onion
A short history on how onions are used for Jewish cooking and the health benefits of onions of all varieties.
Letter From Dearborn | Scenes From the Heart of Arab America
“There’s nowhere else in America quite like Dearborn, and nowhere else quite as American,” Jacob Forman observes.
Opinion | At Israeli Seders, Pick Your Pharaoh
This Passover, before or after reading the Haggadah, many Israeli Jews are likely to mention a casual but common Hebrew phrase: “We got past Pharaoh, we will get past this too.”
B’Ivrit | Israeli Media Covers Anniversary of a Half-Year at War
With trust in the government, military and other institutions at an all-time low, the Israeli media has stepped in to provide Israelis with a common narrative.
Explainer | Will Israel Draft ‘Those Who Toil in Torah’?
For the first time in Israeli history, Haredi parties may no longer be able to act as kingmaker for whoever is willing to exempt them from the draft and fund their yeshivot.
Israel’s Internal War
Hundreds killed, kidnapped, tortured and mutilated. Thousands displaced. An entire country at war, almost every family with someone at the front. And yet, it would...
Analysis | After October 7, Holocaust Literature Will Never Be the Same
Generations of Jewish writers have reckoned with the Holocaust: Now there’s a new trauma to contend with.
Analysis: For South Africans, the ICJ Case is a “Reawakening”
Young South Africans disaffected by electoral politics but eager to see the country punch above its weight feel vindicated by the ICJ case.
A Cooling: Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Work after October 7 and Gaza
URJ president emeritus Eric Yoffie considered contacting his Muslim contacts after October 7, but ultimately chose not to. “I pulled away,” he says.
Analysis | What Could Winning This War Look Like?
The slogan adorns highway bridges, supermarkets, walls and fences all over the country—even my taxi receipt.
Ask the Rabbis | Does Jewish Wisdom Offer Help in Coping with Depression?
The prophet Elijah is in a deep depression.
Who Will Lead the Priestesses?
On the evening of July 20, members of the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute found an unexpected email from Rabbi Jill Hammer and Taya Mâ Shere in their inboxes.