From 1986 | The Paavo Nurmi Marathon: Where are the Jews?
At the 2023 World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Ethiopian-Israeli Maru Teferi won the silver medal in the men’s marathon, crossing the line at 2...
Opinion | For Israel, Days of Judgment Are Looming
Some of Israel’s Supreme Court justices are terrified of the situation.
Opinion | Three (Not So) Little Words
If you’re in a room full of mainstream Jews who hew to the uncritical AIPAC line about Israel, you undoubtedly know that “apartheid,” “racist” and “fascist” are three words you can’t say about the Jewish state without risking denunciation, cancellation or total excommunication from the tribe.
Beshert | “B,” as in Beshert
When I started dating less than two weeks after Carol, my wife of 31 years, suddenly and tragically passed away, I knew this was not how a grieving spouse was supposed to behave.
From Barbie to Artificial Intelligence and Everything in Between: A Wide-Open Conversation with Tiffany Shlain and Nadine Epstein
Tiffany Shlain is an artist, feminist, internet pioneer, founder of the Webby Awards, and national bestselling author.
Jewish Word | Not That Kind of Rabbi
In 1970 The New York Times ran an article about the secret language of New York City police officers.
Book Review | The Maker and Breaker of Ideas
In 1974, Martin Peretz and his wife Anne bought The New Republic with her money.
Book Review | The Baggage You Can’t Leave Behind
A tradition at my friend’s Passover seder is for guests to go around the table and say what they would carry with them when leaving Egypt.
Book Review | The Voice Behind the ‘SWISH!’
For more than four decades after he was suddenly and unceremoniously removed from participation in the 100-meter relay race at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Marty Glickman—then a young athlete, later a beloved voice of New York sports radio—vaguely and quietly chalked up the greatest disappointment of his life to “politics.”
Opinion | When Not All U.S. Passports Are Created Equal
If Israel wants to discriminate against Palestinian Americans, that is its prerogative. But the United States can’t allow special rules for some U.S. citizens and not others.
Ask the Rabbis | When Have You Changed Your Mind About Something Important?
“Way back when I was a normal yeshiva boy playing rabbi, I thought I was right about gay men not really being gay and that they should stop this nonsense and get right with Torah and find a nice Jewish girl. Until one day.”
Moment Debate | Would Israel Be Better Off Without U.S. Military Aid?
Cutting off aid would benefit us by saving us from ourselves.