Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. We tend to gravitate toward the memoirs of public figures whose lives are already of significance to us. However, as in the case of two new memoirs, I often find the memoirs of people I’ve never heard of most compelling,…
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Torah
The Mona Lisa of the threshold
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Noach Genesis 6:9-11:32 The greatest work of art…
Mixed & Matched
How do I tell my Catholic parents that I don’t plan to have Christmas?
Dear Dawn: I was raised Catholic and left the church many years ago. When I married my Jewish wife, we had a Jewish wedding. My very Catholic parents came…
Profile
Talia Lavin dives into the most hateful corners of the internet
This piece originally appeared in Alma. After over a year of immersing herself into the darkest depths of white supremacy on the internet, Talia Lavin…
Parenting
Even my 4-year-old knows more than our leaders
We have a family tradition of doing tashlich on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, and then taking a family photograph near whatever natural body of water we…
Astrolojew
Month of Cheshvan: Transforming bitterness into greatness
Cheshvan 5781 Oct. 18-Nov. 16, 2020 The month of Cheshvan is sometimes known as Mar Cheshvan, or “bitter” Cheshvan. This year it will be both mar…
Torah
Adam and Eve and the problem of loneliness
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Bereishit Genesis 1:1–6:8 The holiday of Simchat…
Organic Epicure
Pier 39 chocolate shop has been melting willpower for 40 years
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. When young entrepreneurs John Naylor and Terry Friedkin decided to open a…
Celebrity Jews
Gadot as Cleopatra causes a flap; stars get naked for democracy; etc.
High-flying WNBA Bird Sue Bird has helped her WNBA team, the Seattle Storm, win the 2020 championship. It’s the 39-year-old’s 17th season in the league,…