Photo Essay | The November 14 Pro-Israel Rally in DC
“I’ve been to four marches on the National Mall,” said David Krieger of Florida. “A 1973 Vietnam War protest, the 1987 March for Soviet Jewry, during the Second Intifada in 2002 and today.”
Danger on Israel’s Northern Border: An Interview with Hanin Ghaddar About Hezbollah and the Failed State of Lebanon
A look at the evolution of Hezbollah inside Lebanon’s fractured political system and Iran’s growing influence throughout the Middle East.
“Stop All the Killing—Then We’ll Talk!”
Antiwar demonstrators of several faiths rallied near the U.S. Capitol on October 20. The overall call was clear: Cease-fire in Israel and Gaza now.
Resident of Nir Oz Kibbutz, Whose Son Remains Missing, Recounts Attack
“There doesn’t seem to be much government interest in our fate right now. And sadly, particularly with this government, I’m not surprised. Their priorities lie elsewhere.”
Wax, Hide, and Gall: Jewish Ancestral Crafts are Making a Comeback in the U.S.
Rachel Binstock says that the 39 melachot are what create the meaning of Shabbat, but it is rare for Jews to practice the original forms of labor during the other 144 hours of the week because modern technologies have made them mostly obsolete.
Talk of the Table | The Locusts Are Coming!
Peering into the jar, I can see the little brown heads, eyes, bodies and wings of about 30 dried locusts.
Ask the Rabbis | When Have You Changed Your Mind About Something Important?
“Way back when I was a normal yeshiva boy playing rabbi, I thought I was right about gay men not really being gay and that they should stop this nonsense and get right with Torah and find a nice Jewish girl. Until one day.”
Jewish Film Review | A Requiem for Golda
A unique character study follows Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir with a visceral closeness through the tense days of the Yom Kippur War.
Visual Moment | Photographer Richard Avedon’s New Take on the Group Portrait
Sometime in the late 1970s, my father-in-law, who owned a bookstore in Chicago, arranged a book-signing party for the photographer Richard Avedon.
Deep Dive | Whose Speech Is Free on Musk’s Twitter?
In recent years, Elon Musk has executed a hostile takeover of Twitter, spread conspiracy theories and allied with high-profile conservatives. Is Musk a misguided superhero, or was he secretly a supervillain all along?
Antisemitism, World War II and FDR’s “Arsenal of Democracy” with Craig Nelson and Dan Raviv
Join historian Craig Nelson, author of the new book “V is for Victory: Franklin Roosevelt’s American Revolution and the Triumph of World War II,” for a conversation about how FDR’s leadership transformed the United States and helped defeat the Nazis.
At JC3, Judaism Blossoms Among the Expats of San Miguel
Much like the Mexican town in which it’s located, JC3 is freewheeling, nonconformist and unabashedly unaffiliated.