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Today on Tablet
Neurotic mothers, safe havens, and a video agitator
Josh Lambert and Sarah Kippur investigate a new play by David Burman about his mother, “an Argentine Mrs. Portnoy.” In his weekly musing on the Torah portion, Liel Leibovitz compares New york to biblical “cities of refuge.” Etgar Keret faces off with playground mothers already scheming to keep their toddlers from eventually joining the Israeli army. Allison Hoffman talks to “YouTube Michael Moore” Max Blumenthal. And The Scroll will be rolling out new posts all day.
Ben-Gurion
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
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.
