Tablet Magazine will be dark until Monday in observance of Sukkot. Here is all our relevant content. Need a sukkah near you? Check here! If you want Bono’s thoughts, go here. If you are in New York and want to maybe get arrested, check out Occupy Wall Street.
• Tablet Magazine contributors Amos and Avi explain why the Shalit deal was a must-make for both Israel and Hamas. [Haaretz]
• A very long exploration of Arab soldiers serving in the IDF. [McSweeney’s]
• In honor of Sukkot, a look at how Jewish architects have shaped American cities. [Jewcy]
• Gideon Rachman has a must-read column on Prime Minister Erdogan, asking whether he will be Turkey’s Lula or Turkey’s Putin. [FT]
• A serial-killing white supremacist couple in California said they chose one of their victims for his Jewish last name. Which was Myers, so, I dunno. [JTA]
• The National Book Awards nominations were released! Some of the lucky few are Jews! [NYT ArtsBeat]
• Israelis are loading up on carbs and not getting enough calcium. What would Dr. Atkins say?! [Haaretz]
• Amar’e in a Star of David necklace. [Gothamist]
• Kevin Youkilis is maybe dating Tom Brady’s sister. Score one for the Tribe! [Deadspin]
• A controversy over a piece of maybe-Nazi-looted art has proved a fundraising boon for one Florida museum. [NYT]
Happy Sukkot!
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.