Hadara Graubart
Hadara Graubart was formerly a writer and editor for Tablet Magazine.
Branching Out
Touring a Brooklyn collector’s cache of botanical art, now on display in a Pittsburgh museum
Sundown: IDF to Improve Soldiers’ Foot Odor
Plus Anne Frank banned and Gibson as Tricky Dick
Rabbi Boteach Cashes in on Michael Jackson
Complete with lousy ‘Thriller’ jokes
Our Candles, Ourselves
Tablet Magazine’s picks for this year’s most enlightening Hanukkah menorahs
‘Eight Days,’ the Reactions
On Tablet and elsewhere, readers respond to ‘Eight Days of Hanukkah’
Will Chelsea Convert?
And why we shouldn’t care so much
Prayer Unbound
A Wikipedia-style siddur is revolutionizing the world of prayerbooks
Men Like Jewish Women, Especially if They’re Naked
‘Details’ uncovers shocking trend
Daybreak: East Jerusalem for Palestine, E.U. Says
Plus gay marriage, the U.S. vs. England, and more in the news
Sundown: Zionism and the Black Experience
Plus fear vs. hate, hippie art, and a rock ‘n’ roll error
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
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




