Poem | “Leadership”
"Violence afoot. He wouldn't move, but Grace... Said "Sit down, Honey" and he did and there was peace."
Ask the Rabbis | Is God the Ultimate Strongman?
“If G-d wanted to be a strongman, you would expect Him to make His presence ubiquitous,” writes Rabbi Tzvi Freedman. “Yet his PR claims He doesn’t even have a face that we can see.”
Moment Debate | Can Jews Ever Flourish Under Authoritarians?
“Before emancipation, Jews did best when there was a powerful ruler and a “court Jew,” often a physician or financier, whispering in his ear.”
The Fight to Save the Hostages Isn’t Over with Vered Guttman and Jennifer Bardi
Vered Guttman talks about what we can do to keep the spotlight on the remaining hostages and shares what it’s been like to be an Israeli living in America post-October 7.
The Israel-Hezbollah Showdown: What’s happening inside Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Jordan and Iran with Aaron David Miller and Nadine Epstein
https://youtu.be/16PgeVSf1eU?si=_dV493wKPvDCS7TL
Fighting Antisemitism…with Antisemitism?
“I haven’t been treated right, and you haven’t been treated right,” the presidential nominee told a gathering of Jewish donors.
Fighting Antisemitism…with Antisemitism?
“I haven’t been treated right, and you haven’t been treated right,” the presidential nominee told a gathering of Jewish donors.
A Rare View of Chagall’s Decorative Arts
With war not too far from Lithuania’s borders, the hopefulness emanating from the warmth and tactile nature of the tapestries and the vibrant ceramics provides much needed comfort.
The Israel-Hezbollah Showdown: What’s Happening Inside Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Jordan and Iran with Aaron David Miller and Nadine Epstein
What’s going on right now inside Israel and Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank, the Sunni nations and Iran?
The Covenant Between God and Humanity with Rabbi Irving Greenberg and Amy E. Schwartz
A sweeping reimagination of the covenant between God and humanity
Big Question | What Is the Allure of the Strongman?
Examining the role that charisma, deception, scapegoating and even psychopathology might play in the way strongmen leaders attract a following and hold onto power.
Interview | To & Fro Is a Conversation between Kafka and Midrash
"In this day and age, what we expect when we read about a girl on the cusp of adolescence, journeying on her own, is that she’s going to be subject to predation—but this was not the story that was growing through me."