Essay | Sylvia Plath’s Private Jewish Problem
Plath is simply not in Larkin’s league of bigots.
Visual Moment | 50 Years, 50 Noted American Jews in the Arts
The array of talent seems endless.
Spice Box | It’s Good for the Cows, but Is it Good for the Jews?
If you can read this, you’re too close to mine.
Ask the Rabbis | What Would Astonish a Time Traveler From 1975 About Your Denomination Today?
In 1975, our doors were open, and we were not suspicious of strangers.
Talk of the Table | Back to the Future: 50 Years of Jewish Food
If you were a devotee of Jewish food and alive in 1975, you might remember...nothing much at all.
Poems | This Is My Mother’s House; On the Day of Atonement
What poetry can offer—image by image—is different from, and more intimate than, knowledge.
Opinion | Five Moments that Shaped Israel
Missed opportunities at a few key junctures have festered for decades.
Moment Debate | Is Due Process Always Good For the Jews?
Any minority group needs due process to protect it from mob psychology and vigilante justice.