“If antisemitism is a fact, then what can we do about it?,” Rabbi Diana Fresko writes. “Historically, there are three options: Stay and fight, leave and rebuild, or do nothing.”
- Being JewishTime for a Reassessment Among Jewish Americans
“If antisemitism is a fact, then what can we do about it?,” Rabbi Diana Fresko writes. “Historically, there are three options: Stay and fight, leave
Being JewishIsrael’s Other Secret WeaponIsrael’s secret weapon, Golda Meir once said, is that “we have no place else to go.” But there’s another tool in our arsenal: community.
Israel’s secret weapon, Golda Meir once said, is that “we have no place else to go.” But there’s another tool in our arsenal: community.
The Arts: Contractual BeautyAffairs of the heart do not run smoothly. Whether your moment of wedded bliss took place in 1953 or is scheduled for this year, gettingFamily Matters: One Purpose, Many HatsWhen asked, “Where does God exist?” the Kotzker Rebbe famously replied, “Wherever you let Him in.” For me, that letting in started with a bagCommentary: Jews and Godby Norma RosenYears ago, I read After Auschwitz: History, Theology, and Contemporary Judaism, Richard Rubenstein’s painful little book published in 1966. It argues that the covenant between GodProfile: Angela BuchdahlAngela Warnick Buchdahl thinks of herself as a wandering Jew with a sense of direction. The Korean-born daughter of an Ashkenazic father and a BuddhistCommentary: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance ZionistWe are at a small dinner party with close friends as rockets rain down on Israel and on Gaza. Everyone at the table is Jewish.Germany, AgainThe murder of children horrifies and shocks us beyond measure. Whether it’s news of a single death or twenty, we react with visceral anguish, andCut & Post: Cookbooks, Prayerbooks and Israelis on the RoadStoried Feasts Jewish folklore is rich with captivating tales that skillfully incorporate food as a major plot element. It is with food—and cooking—in mind thatCommentary: Sinai’s First RespondersShavuot, which celebrates the time we stood at Sinai, is associated first and foremost with hearing the Ten Commandments. But the Midrash brings a much