Allison Hoffman
Allison Hoffman is a senior writer for Tablet Magazine.
Orthodox Jews: Key New York-Area Swing Voters?
Ortho Union points out role observant Jewish voters played in several area races
U.N. Endorses Goldstone Report
And Israel claims a moral victory, of sorts
N.J.’s Christie Wins in Deal, Too
Syrian Jews don’t hold a grudge
U.S. House Condemns Goldstone Report
And now the U.N. General Assembly will debate it
No New Deal
On Election Day, New Jersey’s Syrian Jews let bygones be bygones
J Street in the Middle?
Americans for Peace Now to the left of it, AIPAC to the right, on U.S. House Goldstone resolution
L.A. Synagogue Shooting Not a Hate Crime
LAPD says, though shooter still at large
U.S. Anti-Semitism at Record Low, Says ADL
But that doesn’t mean we can stop being vigilant!
Jewish-‘Joking’ Irish Tenor to Sing for ADL
Dropped by Yankees and AARP, but Foxman & Co. accept apology
J Street Conference Ends
Cheers for Frank, Kovner, Abdullah; then go off to lobby
Ben-Gurion
The Eichmann Trial
Sacred Trash
The Tenth Man
The key to Christopher Hitchens wasn’t his iconoclasm; it was his desire for belonging—and the proof can be found in an unexpected place
Sounding Off
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
The Dispossessed
Hugo Chávez is ramping up his assault on Venezuela’s upper class, and now a rare Jewish paradise is squarely in his sights. Can it be salvaged?
- Daphne Merkin chats with Joseph Cedar, the director of the Oscar-nominated FOOTNOTE http://t.co/UWJjpoWl
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Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
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St. Leonard’s Passion
Leonard Cohen releases his 12th album, Old Ideas. The troubadour and poet hasn’t always been popular, but he is always profound.by Liel LeibovitzFace Off
The Israeli leadership is at war with itself over Iran: In one corner, Bibi Netanyahu and Ehud Barak. In the other, former Mossad chief Meir Dagan.by Yossi MelmanWriting Footnote
Director Joseph Cedar on Orthodox Judaism, The Social Network, and the nightmare scenario behind his latest Academy Award-nominated filmby Daphne MerkinSentimental Journey
In the new collected stories of Nathan Englander, and in his revised Haggadah, Jews cling tenuously to the easily broken chains of traditionby Adam KirschPregnant Pause
Pregnancies are fertile ground for superstition, especially for those who assume their traditions and lucky charms are based in Jewish lawby Allison Hoffman




