“Chutzpah”: The Story of a Haredi, Queer Role Model
Karen E. H. Skinazi
June 12, 2025
A new memoir by Yehudis Fletcher describes the sexual abuse she experienced and her decision to stay in the Haredi community.
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Entertainment
Hollywood Film Producer and Philanthropist Peter Samuelson on ‘Finding Happy’
Kylie Ora Lobell
June 12, 2025
The Journal sat down with Samuelson, who also serves as a mentor for young adults, to discuss his new work and what readers can learn from it.
A Memoir for Fathers, Sons, and Anyone Trying to Break the Cycle
Brian Fishbach
June 12, 2025
“Accepting my dad for who he was doesn’t mean I approve of everything he did. It’s just that I accept him for who he is.”
– Adam Nimoy
A Memoir in Ritual Moments
Michael Berenbaum
June 12, 2025
Wendy A. Horwitz, Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments (Bloomington, IN.: Red Lightening Books, 2025) pp. 234.
Josh Hammer: Defending Israel on the Right
Kylie Ora Lobell
June 11, 2025
The author, who describes himself as a baal teshuva, makes a very strong argument in the book that eretz Yisrael, the land of Israel, is completely inseparable from the Jewish peoplehood and nationhood.
Hershey Felder Delivers a Night of Music, Memories, and Stories
Ayala Or-El
June 11, 2025
Between songs, Felder shared stories behind the music and its composers — most of them Jewish — whose work remains beloved and instantly recognizable nearly a century after they were written.
“A Kind of Jew They Didn’t Know Existed”
Monica Osborne
June 11, 2025
A Review of Marat Grinberg’s “Memoirs of a Jewish District Attorney from Soviet Ukraine”
Rabbi Aryeh Siegel on His Halachic Meditation Book, ‘Kosher Calm’
Kylie Ora Lobell
June 5, 2025
“Meditation offers a way to break the stress cycle, calm your mind, and protect your health.”
Where Freedom Meets the Mat: ‘Tatami’ Fights for the Soul of a Champion
Ayala Or-El
June 5, 2025
“Tatami” follows the story of Leila, an Iranian judo athlete who faces political pressure from her government to fake an injury and withdraw from the world championships rather than compete against an Israeli rival in the final.
Manifesto of a Maccabee: Josh Hammer’s ‘Israel and Civilization’
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
June 4, 2025
Hammer, senior editor-at-large at Newsweek and a prolific lawyer and podcaster, offers a highly readable and convincingly argued new book.
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