Life and Action
Naming Names
Naming babies is no easy task. When a Christian in-law decides to call her new son Cohen, what’s a Jew to think?
News and Politics
Israel Cracks Down on Free Speech
The Jewish state has frequently been cited for its toleration of debate about Israel’s failings. In recent months, however, both the government and security forces have grown increasingly uneasy with this environment. Mya Guarnieri on Tuesday’s arrest of Ma’an editor Jared Malsin.
Arts and Culture
Never Mind the Email
When was the last time the postal service played a positive role in your life? For the lonely, letter-writing protagonists of Mary and Max, when it comes to true friendship, home delivery is still the only game in town.
Arts and Culture
Scavenging in the Ghost Town: Hyperdub Comes of Age
With a two-disc compilation celebrating its fifth anniversary, Steve Goodman’s Hyperdub label honors the musical identity that fans have come to expect from its products while foraging for a different future. The rare example of popular culture that manages to politicize aesthetics without making its art suffer for it, Hyperdub’s best releases explore the predicament of postmodern identity and then show their audience a way out.
News and Politics
A Policy of Failure
All Israel’s siege of Gaza accomplishes is to further diminish the Jewish state’s damaged reputation, harm its relations with its remaining Muslim allies, increase the difficulty of returning to talks with the Palestinians and, of course, greatly magnify the suffering of its civilian victims.
Arts and Culture
A History of Israeli Cinema
In 2009, director Raphaël Nadjari produced the first documentary history of Israel’s most celebrated cultural idiom. Reviewing the film in advance of its premier at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Shai Ginsburg celebrated Nadjari’s focus on Israeli cinema. In honor of the documentary’s January 26 screening at New York’s Jewish Museum, Zeek is re-running Ginsburg’s essay.
Faith and Practice
Postmodernity Means Jewish Transformation Will Be Local, Not Global
Rabbi Arthur Waskow called for the Jewish people to reshape itself into a movement for world transformation. Rabbi Rami Shapiro explains why such global renewal is no longer feasible or, possibly, desirable.
Life and Action
Finding God By Not Thinking Too Much
Have I made a lifetime of mistakes – during all my years as a teacher and educator? Have I mistaken Jacob for Esau?
Life and Action
Jesus is the Reason for the Season
What happens when you have a friend in Jesus, and you also happen to have a friend by the name of Jesus? Proselytized to by a devout Christian classmate, a Florida fourth grader is surprised to discover that they are indeed very different people.
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