It Must Sound So Cool to Boycott Israeli Cultural Institutions
November 5, 2024
This is the latest salvo against Jewish writers and all things Israeli by the publishing and literary world.
Judy Gruen
Dating Coach Advises How to Get That Ring in New Book, ‘Marry a Mensch: Timeless Jewish Wisdom for Today’s Single Woman’
October 16, 2024
Dating coach Devorah Kigel has bad news and good news for single Jewish women.
Why I’m Choosing Optimism This Year
September 25, 2024
We have seen many, many miracles, not only in Gaza but throughout the Jewish world.
YIVO Introduces Trendsetting Digital Exhibits for Holocaust Education
September 11, 2024
Since its launch in 2020, YIVO’s online museum has had close to 51,000 visitors from an astonishing 161 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
Small, Big Moments at the Mall
September 11, 2024
At a time when my granddaughters are threatening to grow up way too fast, this time together has become a memory I’ll always treasure.
Should You Turn to Social Media for Marriage Advice?
August 28, 2024
These posts pull at the heartstrings and usually generate up to a few hundred responses.
Notes from the Sickbed
August 15, 2024
By nature I am optimistic and even-keeled. And yet when I got sick this time, I was in no mood to trot out that cheerful, positive attitude.
Fateful Choices Mark Decisions in New Novel, ‘Our Little Histories’
August 14, 2024
In Janice Weizman’s novel, “Our Little Histories,” a short, cryptic Yiddish poem continues to intrigue and puzzle members of one far-flung Jewish family for more than 150 years.
Tying One On for the IDF
August 1, 2024
Last Sunday I tried to do my small bit to support the IDF by making a set of tzitzit.
Is Calmer Speech in This Election Cycle a Pipe Dream?
July 17, 2024
Democrat, Republican or Independent, we are in this together and need to find a way forward more peacefully.
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