DC’s Queer Jewish Community Celebrates Pride
“As a non-binary, queer Jew, we’re living our life kind of on the periphery, and navigating our identities on a daily basis.”
Talk of the Table | Simple Salads for Summer Nights
Summer Salad Recipes, Fatoush salad, Charred Eggplant salad, Moroccan carrot, matbucha
Book Review | Before Heschel Became Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel once towered as America’s foremost Jewish public intellectual. In this hour, he might well be the thinker of the hour.
Book Review | A Jewish Outsider in Paris
Marcel Proust In Search of Lost Time Robert Siegel Review
Book Review | The World of Aufbau
A review of The World of Aufbau Book by Peter Schrag, written by Jenna Weismann Joselit
Opinion | Will 2020 Be the Year of ‘Jexodus’?
The party of Trump is a far cry from the party of Reagan. The concern of the Trump base with immigration, like the language of “America First” or the use of tropes favored by white nationalists are not issues that attract American Jews. It is early days, but I suspect the GOP’s hopes will be dashed once again.
Opinion | Britain’s Anti-Semitism Problem
The United States is not the UK, and the Democratic Party is certainly not the British Labour party. But the echoes of British, left-wing anti-Semitism and a two-camp worldview can be heard on many American college campuses, within extreme-left political groups and even among some American progressives. It reminds us that anti-Semitism in America is not simply the property of the American right.
Opinion | Who Is a Reform Jew?
How many Reform Jews live in Israel? The proper answer to this question ought to be: Who cares? And yet
The Jewish History of Punk
From its origins with Jewish musicians in the 1970s to modern-day Jewish punk bands, the histories of Jewish culture and punk rock are deeply intertwined.
The Cold War’s Canadian Jewish Spies
It was August 1943. Only six months earlier the Red Army had defeated the Germans at Stalingrad. That month the first and only representative of the Communist Party to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons won a predominantly Jewish, working class district in Montreal.
Talk of the Table | The Foods of Passovers Past
Once-favorite Passover dishes like russell, schav and even kugel are being replaced by healthier dishes that are easier to prepare.
Opinion | Nobody’s Talking About Peace
In Israel, the left still exists in the minority despite right wing rule.