It always seems there’s a little more leeway in our reading choices in summer, when things slow down just enough to let us think big. ...
As a kid, I was fascinated by the existence of Jews in remote places. ...
This widespread violence is a national crisis with cultural, political and spiritual dimensions. ...
Yehoshua died on Tuesday at the age of 85, and it's hard not to feel we are nearing the end of an era. ...
This convoluted and self serving thinking is a modern twist on a deeply entrenched antisemitic trope: Jews are to blame for their own misfortunes, including the Holocaust. ...
Even before Shireen Abu Akleh's blood had dried, her death was exploited. ...
Last month saw the anniversaries of two great leaps forward for women in American Judaism: It was 50 years since the ordination of the first American woman rabbi, Sally Priesand, and 100 years since the first bat mitzvah. ...
When I graduated from college, I despaired that I knew so little and had touched so few of the subjects I might have studied had I a tool such as Hermione’s Time-Turner, which of course hadn’t been “invented” yet. ...
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? ...
It is hard to believe we are about to celebrate our third COVID Passover. ...
Wars ripple outward, and the vibrations from this one are already being felt. ...
Helen moved to Ukraine from the United States ten years ago. The move was supposed to be temporary—her husband, a venture capitalist, had invested in Ukrainian start-ups—but the couple ended up staying. ...