• “I don’t believe in God, but I do believe in Jews,” is something Larry David may as well have said. Read this brilliant essay on Curb Your Enthusiasm. [The Atlantic]
• A beautiful tale about falling in and out of love with Zionism. [The Awl]
• Moving, sad story of Jewish former lineman Bruce Schwager, whose dementia-care treatment may be cut short by the NFL lockout. [NYT]
• Esther Petrack makes the Big Jewcy. Her fellow Big Jewcy-er Dvora Myers wrote all about her. [Jewcy]
• Cindy Adams goes to Israel. What a trip! [Page Six]
• Introducing the Latino-Jewish Caucus. [James Besser]
Already can’t wait for the Carole King memoir. Here is my favorite song of hers:
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.