Hadassah Magazine

Food
Vegetables Take Center Stage at the Jewish Holiday Table
A handful of new cookbooks prove that vegetables have been integral to Jewish food traditions for centuries.

A handful of new cookbooks prove that vegetables have been integral to Jewish food traditions for centuries.
Books
New Books Examine Our Post-10/7 Landscape
A trio of new volumes bear witness to the worst moments in Israel’s history and bear witness to raw trauma and heroism.

A trio of new volumes bear witness to the worst moments in Israel’s history and bear witness to raw trauma and heroism.
Being Jewish
‘Let There Be Light’ Feels More Urgent Than Ever
‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.

‘I can’t think of a declaration more intrepid or poignant for the first painful anniversary of October 7,’ writes Abigail Pogrebin.
The Jewish Traveler
Encountering Ghosts in Poland
Why travel to the most famous region where Jews were ever burned? To connect with Jewish history, to mourn our people and to bear witness.

Why travel to the most famous region where Jews were ever burned? To connect with Jewish history, to mourn our people and to bear witness.
American View
Forging a New Vision of American Judaism and American Zionism
‘The only way Israel will learn from, listen to or care about American Jews is if we show ourselves to be living energetic Jewish lives,’ writes Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove.

‘The only way Israel will learn from, listen to or care about American Jews is if we show ourselves to be living energetic Jewish lives,’
Israeli Scene
October 7 Survivors Will Not Be Silenced
Israelis demand that the world take action to hold Hamas accountable for their brutality and to ensure that sexual violence as a weapon of war will not be tolerated.

Israelis demand that the world take action to hold Hamas accountable for their brutality and to ensure that sexual violence as a weapon of war will

‘White Bird:’ Teen Romance, Nazis and Schoolyard Bullying

The new film, a sequel to ‘Wonder,’ takes young viewers back to the Holocaust and 1940s France to teach a lesson in kindness.

Arts

In Times of Terror, Israelis Turn to Classical Music

by Rebecca Cypess

Amid the fears of the ongoing war, the Carmel Quartet prepares for a new season of concerts that will offer refuge and moments of musical beauty for listeners.

Books

Books on 10.7 Share First-Hand Accounts, Poetry and Prayers

by Leah F. Finkelshteyn

New titles feature the diary of an IDF reservist, essays from Israeli writers and journalists and a prayerbook created by Israeli women in response to the war.

Arts

‘Mere Things’ Bears the Weight of Jewish Memory

by Robert Goldblum

Photographer and collage artist Ilit Azoulay brings her striking cultural mashups to New York City’s Jewish Museum.

American View

Deborah Lipstadt on the ‘Tsunami’ of Antisemitism

by Lisa Hostein

Ambassador Lipstadt, the Biden administration's antisemitism envoy, recently initiated global guidelines to fight Jew-hatred that she described as "pro-active" rather than reactive.

Being Jewish

Hearing the Shofar Blast at the Shiva for Hersh Goldberg-Polin

by Jessica Steinberg

That plaintive, familiar sound represented the start of a new year ahead as well as the end of a young life full of hopes and dreams.

Wider World

Welcome Home: A Graphic Essay on Visiting Israel

by Abby Horowitz

An American graphic storyteller and writer considers where she feels most at home—Israel or the United States—in a world of rising antisemitism and anti-Zionist sentiment.