Arts and Culture

"Tradition. . .s!": Galeet Dardashti Sings the Margins

By Charlie Bertsch

The Naming makes its political points by putting the music first.

Life and Action

How to Build Just and Holy Congregations

By Elliott Tepperman

Unfortunately, too many synagogues are filled with napkin-holder smashers. Even those congregations and rabbis, who, like myself, are strongly committed to the pursuit of justice, often miss the mark. We mistake a Mitzvah Day or a fiery sermon for the work of repairing the world. We take actions that make us feel good about our identities as justice-seeking Jews, but that do little to effect change.

Life and Action

Blessed Are Those Who Enter

By Angela Himsel

Hospitality at the sukkah–and at home.

Life and Action

Letter from Jerusalem: Impossible Atonements

By Yosefa Raz

The Messiah hasn’t come yet. The occupation isn’t over. I keep trying to write this article about Slichot at Sheik Jarrah and something else happens, a father of five gets shot in Silwan by an Israeli guard, a baby dies of tear gas in Isawiyah.

News and Politics

Is Netanyahu the Jewish Arafat?

Before you start calling me a self-hating anti-Zionist Jew, let me explain. Arafat was asked to give something up. He didn’t. Abbas was asked to give something up. He did. What about Netanyahu?

Life and Action

New Fruit for Sukkot

By Hands of the Heathens

Dragon fruit, star fruit, passion fruit–the heathens try new fruit for Sukkot.

News and Politics

The Israeli-Palestinian Talks Just Might Succeed

By Mitchell Plitnick

The pundits are focused on how Mahmoud Abbas and Bibi Netanyahu can overcome the obstacles in the way of peace. However, the best reason to hope these negotiations can succeed is, surprisingly, the United States.

Arts and Culture

Event: Half-Remembered Stories Contest

Act now to tell your half-remembered story. Go to http://www.citizenfilm.org/contest/. Contest ends October 1.

Judge is Zeek’s Editor, Jo Ellen Green Kaiser and winners will be published in Zeek’s online magazine!

Life and Action

Excuse me, Are you…?

By Angela Himsel

Who are we? Like most of us, my friend David has a number of separate worlds which tend not to collide except when there’s a big event, when the inhabitants of his separate orbits are brought together and we see him in a larger context.