Marc Tracy
Marc Tracy edits Tablet Magazine’s daily blog, The Scroll. He tweets at twitter.com/marcatracy.
Assad Ouster Begins to Look Inevitable
As world moves against Syria, reminder that Israel was among the first
Daybreak: Bibi’s Plans
Plus new inspections and new sanctions, and more in the news
Sundown: Auster Takes on Erdogan
Plus circumcisions done in a snap, Goldberg on Mearsheimer, and more
Remembering ’90s Gingrich Through Al Franken
Former Speaker’s loss prompts a trip down memory lane
Komen Pulls Planned Parenthood Funding
Moves away from ‘democratizing’ breast cancer
Florida Goes For Romney; Did Boca Show Up?
A smaller percentage of the GOP electorate was Jewish than in 2008
Daybreak: Security Council Showdown
Plus Iran feels threatened by Assad’s situation, and more in the news
Sundown: Thank God Syria Has Russia
Plus more settlements prompt more U.S. words, and more
The Final ‘Text/Context’ Looks Forward
The Jewish future, imagined and real
Deciphering the Iran Chatter
How much of the bluster is just rhetoric?
Ben-Gurion
The Eichmann Trial
Sacred Trash
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




