Allison Hoffman
Allison Hoffman is a senior writer for Tablet Magazine.
Obama Adviser to J Street: Peace Deal Should Be Priority
National security adviser says Israel-Palestine peace should be president’s top foreign-policy focus
J Street Day 1: Boos for Reform Leader
Rabbi Eric Yoffie still says J Street is wrong on Gaza war; Embassy observer watches from the back
The Pulse-Taker
A look at pollster Jim Gerstein, J Street’s man behind the scenes
Obama Will Be First Prez to Attend UJC
Insiders wonder if it’s just a way to tell Feinberg ‘thanks’
On Eve of Conference, J Street Chief Talks Intermarriage
Also Zionism, politics, with ‘Atlantic’ correspondent Goldberg
Susan Rice Really Likes Shimon Peres
But has nothing to say about Netanyahu
Poets Protest J Street Cancellation
Plays are slated to take their place
Did Dwek Get a Good Deal?
Informant in N.J. case gets years off sentence, but can’t go home again
Dwek, Center of N.J. Fraud Case, Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
UPDATED: Son of Syrian community helped feds arrest rabbis, pols, organ trafficker
J Street Cancels Poetry Session
After ‘Weekly Standard’ applies pressure
Ben-Gurion
The Eichmann Trial
Sacred Trash
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?
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 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
- 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




