08
Jan
Beshert | Hello, Columbus
When I graduated from Brooklyn College and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1960, a Jewish philanthropist named Sam Melton in Columbus, Ohio invited...
08
Jan
The Books That Got Away
When you become a book review editor, the first thing you notice is how many books get published every year, every month, every week. This...
08
Jan
In Pictures | Insurrection and Anti-Semitism Blend at the Capitol Riots
Violent crowds swarmed the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6th, 2020 during President Biden’s confirmation, disrupting the proceedings and breaching the building’s police barricade. Many...
07
Jan
Rudy Giuliani’s Soros Obsession
Jewish Telegraphic Agency journalist Sam Sokol traded WhatsApp messages with President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, about one of the ex-mayor’s favorite targets—the Jewish billionaire George Soros.
05
Jan
Can I Get An Amen?
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Rachel Ament
In Numbers 5:22, a priest orders a woman who is accused of adultery to drink water that is mixed with dust from a tabernacle floor....
05
Jan
What’s the Deal With Iran?
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Ellen Wexler
President Joe Biden is not the first candidate who campaigned on a promise to reverse course on Iran.
05
Jan
Israel’s 2021 Oscar Submission: Asia
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Dina Gold
Israeli director Ruthy Pribar describes her newly released debut feature film Asia as “not easy to watch,” but she hopes it conveys the message that “even when in the darkest part of your life, you can see beauty.”
05
Jan
Book Review | The Failure of Impartiality
Barack Obama’s transformation from youthful and eloquent U.S. Senate candidate to prime-time sensation and putative presidential timber came at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
05
Jan
The Yiddish Yiches of a New Top Diplomat
Should a jealous Jewish store owner keep tabs on his beautiful young wife, seemingly smitten with “a college man”?
05
Jan
Opinion | Will Israelis Embrace Biden?
Five days after the U.S. elections, my husband and I enjoyed a rare Pilates class between lockdowns.
05
Jan
From the Editor | The Great American Reset
Every four or eight years, the United States has the opportunity for a political reset.
05
Jan
Ms. Manning goes to Washington
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For newly elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the work begins right away.