Friendship Warms the Heart of ‘The Bespoke Overcoat’
April 25, 2024
The friendship between two men in London’s Jewish East End forms the heart of “The Bespoke Overcoat,” now playing at the Pacific Resident Theater in Venice.
Judy Gruen
My Pesach Preparation Avoidance Strategy
April 10, 2024
I’m not alone in feeling that somewhere along the way, Pesach became too complicated, too stressful, and too expensive.
Identity, Longing, and Desire Propel Award-Winning Novel about an Interfaith Affair
April 3, 2024
In February, “The Evil Inclination” won the Grand Prize in the prestigious North Street Book Prize competition, beating out more than 1,800 competing entries worldwide.
‘Our People’ Targets Needs for Displaced and Traumatized Israelis
March 27, 2024
Since Oct. 7, Our People has been providing tactical and personal equipment for IDF soldiers, food, and dozens of washing machines for hotels housing displaced families.
Finding Reassurance in the Book of Joshua
March 13, 2024
How are we still battling for full control of the land we were given more than 3,000 years ago?
Jewish Writers Must Defy the Publishing Industry’s Narrow Genres
February 15, 2024
We should write to defy those who prefer seeing books where Jews are either victims or plotting their escape from religious Jewish practice.
The Three Conditions: How Intention, Joy, and Certainty Will Supercharge Your Life
February 8, 2024
Rabbi Moshe Gersht believes that “joy is our nature,” and in his new book, he charts his personal transformative spiritual journey to this elevated state.
The Faith of Hadas Lowenstern
January 18, 2024
Her husband, Elisha, was killed on the seventh day of Hanukkah. Shortly after, Hadas began recording short videos that express remarkable faith.
When God Writes the Warning Labels, I’m Listening
January 4, 2024
God gave us lots of laws because, let’s face it, we need them.
Review of ‘The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World’
December 14, 2023
Despite the agonizing and fierce arguments that roiled Israel for so many months over the proposed judicial reforms, now on hold, the authors Senor and Singer insist that what unites Israelis far outweighs what divides them.
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