The Conversation
I just read the article about the film Four Winters (“Tales of Rifles and Resistance” Winter 2023) and I thought it was terrific—detailed and evocative.
27
Apr
26
Apr
Essay | The Women Who Shaped Israel
Today’s societal breakdown may seem like it’s left versus right, or secular versus religious. In reality it’s also about the role of women.
26
Apr
Ask the Rabbis | What Does Israel Reaching 75 Mean in the Context of 3,000 Years of Jewish History?
These 75 years of the existence of the State of Israel do not just resolve 2,000 years of exile but bring to a climax 3,000 years of Jewish history.
21
Apr
From the Editor | Finding a Balance Between Israel and the Diaspora
The Jewish past and future demand both a homeland and a diaspora, and it is our ongoing responsibility to find a balance between them.
21
Apr
Talk of the Table | A Feast to Celebrate 75 Years
In honor of Israel’s 75th birthday I created a menu that serves as a culinary representation of the newborn State of Israel in 1948, with dishes demonstrating the nascent nation’s human diversity
21
Apr
Spice Box | There Lived a Country Boy Named Johnnie B. Goy
Officer? This guy just cut me off.
21
Apr
The State of the Jewish State
That Israel’s existence is miraculous is clear—as every respondent made sure to let us know—but the rest, like everything in Judaism, is up for debate.
21
Apr
An Interview with Gidon Bromberg | When Water = National Security
“Politicians speak of disengagement, like ‘Israel’s disengaged from Gaza.’ Well, environmentally, that’s bullshit,” says Bromberg. “It’s impossible to disengage from a shared environment.”
18
Apr
Poem | Fruit of the Land
The fig tree’s fruit falls to the ground, Its purpled flesh still burning.
18
Apr
Moment Debate | Has the Word Zionism Outlived its Usefulness?
Because different people use it in so many different ways, we end up talking past each other, especially in conversations between those who say they support Zionism and those who say they oppose it.