News and Politics

Sheikh Jarrah: Praying with our Feet

What does it mean to come down to Sheikh Jarrah, this slice of Palestinian East Jerusalem slowly being taken over by settlers? Why do we come here, week after week, with our signs and protests?

Arts and Culture

Entitled--Not

By Angela Himsel

Writing is easy; find a title is hard.

News and Politics

Yes, Zeek Should Cover Christian Zionism

On May 27, 2010, we asked readers whether Zeek should cover Christian Zionism, and if so, how often. Here are your replies.

Life and Action

One Flotilla Response: Weave Baskets of Peace

By Rabbi Haviva Ner-David

When everyone is retreating into their separate camps out of fear of the “other,” I feel a special need to be in a space of solidarity. All I want to do is weave baskets with these Arab women.

Faith and Practice

Celebrating the Jewish Body: Exercises for Body and Soul

By Andrew Ramer

The very first thing the Torah tells us about ourselves is that we are created b’tzelem Elohim, in the image of God. What would our lives be like if we built a Judaism around the physicality of the body?

Faith and Practice

The Spirituality of Madness

By Elliot Kukla

Rabbi Kukla writes, “holiness and madness inspire awe” and asks how we can use this spiritual knowledge to approach care of the mentally ill.

Arts and Culture

Paintings

By Marlene Burns

The paintings of Marlene Burns give body and soul to abstraction, compelling us with their use of color.

News and Politics

Of Boycotts and Blockades: An Analysis of the Gaza Flotilla Attack

Israel’s attack on the Gaza flotilla underscores the collateral damage this blockade has had–for Israel–and especially for Israel’s protests against the anti-Israel boycott.

Arts and Culture

Twelve Bites of the Apple: Beth Grossman’s "All the Rest is Commentary"

By Arlene Goldbard

“What is hateful to you, do not do to others.” Goldbard and Grossman offer twelve variations on this rule, in prose and art.