Moment
A conversation about the importance of folklore in both the Black and Jewish communities, from the golem and Anansi the Spider to Hip Hop and Jewish Jokes.
On the evening of July 20, members of the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute found an unexpected email from Rabbi Jill Hammer and Taya Mâ Shere in their inboxes.
This week, Natan Guttman covers Bernie Sanders’ failed legislation to condition U.S. military aid to Israel, and shares what he heard from Iowa caucus voters last week, including from a woman wearing not one but two Trump hats.
Anna Isaacs
Ferguson had the world’s attention, and it wasn’t long before messages of black-Palestinian solidarity reverberated in cities across the country.
Moment
“I’m all for cessation of hostilities, but I would argue that it has to be tethered to a quid pro quo,” says Middle East Analyst Aaron David Miller.
Moment
Dean Obeidallah and Max Brooks discuss how external events force tribal identity and how to deal with it.
How a Black punk rocker from Southern California confronted white nationalists, linked anti-Black racism with antisemitism and took the national stage to fight for inclusive democracy.
Halper’s Books, a favorite literary haunt for international celebrities and local authors alike, and its iconic owner Yosef Halper adjust to a post-October 7 world.
Sarah Breger
More than seven million Jews and seven million Arabs live in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. No matter how much one side or the other wishes, neither group is going anywhere.
