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My Father’s Resistance: A Memoir
A history of Holocaust survival, found near a basement boiler.
The Future Is Old
Rabbi Tarfon let his mother literally step on him. It wasn't enough, his colleagues said.
Resurrection: The Triumph of Life in Judaism
I grew up blessing the God who "resurrects the dead" but I never heard it discussed.
In Dissent
What gives people the courage to stand against oppressive governments? Why do regular citizens dissent?
Escape Goat
Dara Horn's new graphic novel about a neverending Passover seder and a talking, time-travelling goat is great fun. It's also a deep meditation on Jewish history and memory.
A Terrible Price
An anthropologist-soldier's field notes from Gaza are less a tour of the battlefield than of the author’s troubled mind.
Purim Illuminated
Queen Esther had a surprising hold on the seventeenth century Dutch imagination. A sumptuous new show at the Jewish Museum.
A Tragic Epilogue
Matti Friedman reflects on the life and sacrifice of a fallen soldier.
Letters, Winter 2025
Life and Capital; Picking Up the Tablets; and Work Conquers All
Look Ma, No Hands!
Everyone’s a critic, but especially Joseph Epstein.