What Kind of Judaism Do We Want After Oct. 7?
Michael Berenbaum
October 1, 2026
Arthur Green, “Can Judaism Be Saved: Its Future After Gaza” (Teaneck, NJ: Ben Yehuda Press, 2025) pp. 139.
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Culture
Stuffed with Spice and Simcha
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
October 1, 2026
The custom of eating stuffed vegetables on Simchat Torah is to symbolize the scrolls of the Torah filled with the wisdom of the holy text.
Before Oct. 7 and After: Arab Audiences Keep Watching ‘Fauda’
Brian Fishbach
September 24, 2026
Season 5 is the first season of “Fauda” built around the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 terror attacks on Israel.
A Harira Hug in the Sukkah
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
September 24, 2026
I love making soup for this holiday because even if the days are still warm, the cooler evenings make you start craving something warm and comforting.
Viral AI Video Targets Jewish Comedian
Brian Fishbach
September 23, 2026
“The biggest concern is that people now have a pathway to shut down Jewish voices through complete falsities that people will believe. … For the future of Jewish entertainment, it’s very scary.”
Yiddish Historians: Writing in Their Own Language for Their Own People
Michael Berenbaum
September 23, 2026
Mark Smith has compiled an important anthology of Jewish history using 49 works by Yiddish historians to recreate or at least open the door to a world of Jewish thought that was once almost mainstream, but which no longer exists, except in the minds of too few specialists.
The Everlasting Melody
Daniel Kraus
September 23, 2026
Most Jews who have sung “Eitz Chaim” over the past half-century probably never knew Portnoy. They did not know when he wrote the melody or how young he was when he composed it. They simply knew the song.
Making Torah More Accessible
Lyric Niv
September 17, 2026
The 402-page book is organized around 36 life lessons related to the Book of Genesis, with thoughtful study questions and dozens of responses from respected sources in Jewish thought.
Avi Nesher Fights the Boycott with a Human Story
Ayala Or-El
September 17, 2026
Making Israeli films is not easy. Budgets are generally small by American standards, and international financing has become increasingly difficult to secure amid the cultural boycott of Israeli cinema.
What’s in a Name: Peanut Butter Date Bark
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
September 17, 2026
Dates are a perfect way to add natural caramelized sweetness to desserts.
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