Ten Plagues, Three Acronyms, Seven Opinions
The story behind everyone's favorite Pesach mnemonic.
Homage to Orwell
George Orwell is best known for his antitotalitarian novels, but his true genius lay in the incomparably clear and urgent morality of his journalism. We could use some of that now.
Total Eclipse of the Brakha
Do we make a blessing on a solar eclipse? Well, that depends if eclipses are evil or not.
At the Anti-Israel Carnival
Students at Rutgers University protest Israel like they're attending a carnival. A professor explores the troubling scenes she's witnessed—and rereads Mikhail Bakhtin.
Israel’s TikTok Problem
Why has TikTok become a hotbed of anti-Israel and antisemitic content, and what does it tell us about brewing global conflicts.
Harvard, SNCC, and an Antisemitic Cartoon
How did Harvard students end up using a decades old antisemitic cartoon in their anti-Israel activism?
Wartime Diary
Since October, in Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people are on the move in the rain, mud, and fire. They go from one space that is not home to another space that is not home; none of them safe. Where will they shelter? To what can they return?
Washington’s Saving Shield
Shortly after the Revolutionary War, a synagogue in New York gathered to praise George Washington in extraordinarily biblical language.
Atah Manhig: A Life in Reform Judaism
Lance Sussman's book of sermons are a window into Reform Judaism and a beacon of American optimism.
Before & After October 7: A Symposium
We asked distinguished friends and contributors a simple question: what did you believe before October 7 that you no longer believe?