Beshert: Stories of Connection in a Universe of Love
There are many terms for encounters that were meant to be, but none quite as evocative as the Yiddish word beshert.
09
Feb
08
Feb
The Conversation
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07
Feb
Poem | “The Last Jew in Vinnitsa”
Said to be on the back of a photo found in a German soldier’s album, these words have attached themselves to the image itself.
31
Jan
Book Review | The Ripples Before the Storm
Munich in the years following World War I was a nasty, bloody microcosm of the political catastrophes in Europe that preceded and followed Germany’s defeat in that war.
31
Jan
Book Review | The Palpable Joy of Journalism
The time is summer, 1960; the place, Washington, DC; the protagonist, 16-year-old Carl Bernstein on his way to buy a suit for a job interview as a copy boy at the Evening Star, the city’s major afternoon paper at that time.
31
Jan
Book Interview | Anita Diamant and the Pursuit of Menstrual Justice
A whole generation has gone through the Jewish life cycle with Anita Diamant.
31
Jan
Ask the Rabbis | Is Political Compromise a Jewish Virtue?
That’s how Abraham resolves his dispute with Lot over grazing lands: “If you head left, I’ll head right. If you head right, I’ll go left” (Genesis 13:9).
31
Jan
Spice box | What Sort of Mushrooms, Exactly?
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31
Jan
Book Review | A Poet’s Appetite for Grief and Desire
Barbara Goldberg’s poetry has always displayed an insatiable appetite for grief and desire.
26
Jan
Moment Debate | Would a Ban on Abortion Curtail Jews’ Religious Freedom?
Abortion bans are predicated on assumptions about when life begins that have specific Christian theological assumptions baked into them.