Anxiety and the Jews
Anxiety and Judaism: the two seem to go hand-in-hand. From Moses to Franz Kafka to Woody Allen, the tradition is filled with worriers and hand-wringers....
Jews With Better Food?
by Daniela Enriquez
Have you ever wondered if you have Italian Jewish roots? Or, do you think you have an Italian Jewish last name? You may...
The Haredi PR Problem: Bad For (All) The Jews
by Ezer Smith
There has been some outrage recently over an Orthodox custom known as metzitzah b’peh, and justifiably so: The custom, during which the mohel...
Are We Past Passing?
by Julia Glauberman
“I’ll do it… I’ll be the Gentile, because I could pass best,” says the narrator of Nathan Englander’s recent short story “What We...
The Other Jewish Comics
by Kelley Kidd
With the new influx of superheroes and comic book characters into film, what was formerly a somewhat niche genre has become mainstream. On...
The Rise of Jews in the True North
By Scott Fox
Last week, Canada’s Consul General came to talk at my school (Carleton College in Minnesota) about the importance of the United States’ relationship...
Egypt on the Edge
By Adina RosenthalTensions in the Middle East have sadly reached a familiar high. Recently, Gaza militants ambushed Israeli vehicles in southern Israel near Eilat, killing...
In or Out of the Jewish Clubhouse?
by Theodore Samets
“Of the roughly 17,000 guys who’ve played professional baseball, precious few are Jews.”
That was how Scott Barancik, editor of Jewish Baseball News, framed...
Yizkor Education
By Adina Rosenthal
British historian Sir Ian Kershaw famously wrote: “The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved with indifference,” a sentiment that provides...
A Goy in Jews’ Clothing
By Steven Philp
Considering the cultural significance of the kippah, it is safe to assume that an individual who chooses to wear one on a regular...
Why Should Zion Mourn?
By Adina Rosenthal
“The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate… and she herself is in...
Strauss-Kahn—Still Bad For The Jews?
By Theodore Samets
The idea that France was set to have a Jewish president before the United States sounded weird, anyway.
Of course, some might argue that...