The Art of Jewish Resilience: Jewish Sculptor Jonathan Prince Bends But Does Not Break
October 10, 2024
Prince knows a lot about what it means to move and change and adapt.
Monica Osborne
For Such a Time as This
September 26, 2024
What does it mean to be Jewish today? As we enter Rosh Hashanah and reflect on a year like no other, we review a book by Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove that attempts to answer that question.
From Resilience to Triumph: What I’ve Learned About Parenting Since October 7
September 2, 2024
As summer is winding down and many schools are already back in session, it’s important to revisit the struggles of the last school year and think about how we can move from what I call “the year of resilience” to the “year of triumph.”
The Baggage of Exile: A Review of Maxim D. Shrayer’s “Immigrant Baggage”
August 14, 2024
In Maxim D. Shrayer’s new book, Shrayer counts himself among those who have had the blessing or curse of being forced to trade one identity for another.
Shaping the “Contours of Otherness”
June 2, 2024
A new art exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Venice explores identity and migration in the contemporary era alongside the 2024 Venice Art Biennale.
A Lost Generation’s Deification of Aaron Bushnell
March 6, 2024
Apparently there is no quicker ascendency to god-like status than via suicide.
The Shameful Behavior of Academic Women’s Associations
February 1, 2024
The National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) made two statements about the war in Gaza, neither of which mentioned the targeted attacks on women by Hamas despite indisputable evidence of sexual abuse and torture. The Zionist Rabbinic Coalition responded with an open letter.
There Are Wolves in My House
December 13, 2023
There are wolves in our houses: people we considered close friends and allies, many we have known intimately for years, who have materialized into antisemites seemingly overnight.
Aren’t We All Wandering Jews?
September 27, 2023
The 40-year stint in the desert may be little more than a flickering, fading image in our collective rear view mirror at this point, but we haven’t forgotten how to wander.
When it Comes to Being Jewish, There’s Still Nothing Like America
August 23, 2023
The U.S. has been good to Jews.
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