Their Crowd
What influence did Jacob Schiff and other wealthy Jews wield over the invention of American Jewry?
An Unusable Past?
What did Jewish women know about Torah, and when did they know it?
Swimming through History
The first time Alfred Nakache died, it was in the gas chambers of Auschwitz. The second time, it was in the water, where he was most at home.
Letters, Summer 2024
Marginally Nabokov Thank you for Allegra Goodman’s excellent review of Maya Arad’s newly translated collection of novellas, The Hebrew Teacher (“Od Tireh, Od Tireh . . .,” Spring 2024). I…
Legitimacy of Hope
Ilan Troen passionately argues for Israel's legitimacy in the face of unprecedented loss.
A Torah Exchange: Malka Simkovich Responds to Yonatan Adler
Malka Simkovich engages with Yonatan Adler's letter.
A Torah Exchange: Yonatan Adler Responds to Malka Simkovich
Yonatan Adler Responds to Malka Simkovich's review of his new book, "The Origins of Judaism: An Archeological-Historical Reappraisal
On the Origins of Judaism: An Exchange
In our Winter 2024 issue, Malka Simkovich took a deep dive into Yonatan Adler’s thought-provoking new book, The Origins of Judaism: An Archeological-Historical Reappraisal. Her review explored Adler’s argument that Judaism as we know…
The Romance and Rage of Rashbi
In the technical halakhic sense, Lag BaOmer is not really a festival, and it is not attested to in any of the classical sources. So how did the Hilula de-Rashbi, as the Meron Lag BaOmer celebration is called, become such a large, and largely Hasidic, pilgrimage—and rave?
What Was That Really About? Antisemitism or Something New?
In our Winter 2024 Issue, Editor Abraham Socher, Jonathan Karp, and Reviel Netz debated the cause behind the surge of anti-Israel protests spreading across the US and the world. Are…