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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Entertainment
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.
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.
Macklemore Dropped from Ed Sheeran Tour After ‘Free Palestine’ Remarks at MetLife Stadium
Brian Fishbach
September 16, 2026
Among the most high-profile artists to criticize Macklemore’s MetLife Stadium rant was P!NK. Born Alecia Moore, P!NK is a Jewish Grammy-winning pop star who has been increasingly public about her Judaism and antisemitism since Oct. 7.
Noah Wyle, Rob Reiner, and the Jewish Winners at the 78th Emmys
Brian Fishbach
September 16, 2026
Wyle won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for playing Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch on HBO Max’s “The Pitt.”
Exiled from Zamosc, Survival in the Far-Off Lands
Michael Berenbaum
September 10, 2026
Daniela Gerson’s “The Wanderers” is all that you can ask for from a book. Meticulously researched, exquisitely told, it is an adventure story spanning more than 80 years, even a love story.
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