In his new book “Holiness and Society: A Socio-Political Exploration of the Mosaic Tradition,” Shoval, an Israeli philosopher and dean of the Argaman Institute for Advanced Studies, examines holiness as a distinct political category.
Adam Kirsch’s must-read “On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice” seeks to understand, and argue against, a morally dangerous framework that has appeared in contexts ranging from climate change to the Israel-Hamas war.
“Songs for the Brokenhearted,” Tsabari’s first novel, was worth the wait.
Both “Suspended by No String” and Himmelman’s music are very innately Jewish, and he’s been writing nonstop on his Substack about Israel and Judaism since Oct. 7.
Many years ago, Jack Daniel’s was not the most popular Tennessee whiskey.
“Olive Days” is a brilliant exploration of the lasting power of Jewishness, of Jewishness that’s not dependent on belief.
A review of “Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History” (Penguin/Thesis)
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.
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.
A review of Jay Prosser’s new memoir, “Loving Strangers: A Camphorwood Chest, a Legacy, A Son Returns.”
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