Adel Imam
Egyptian TV’s Mixed Message
A series airing during Ramadan traffics in anti-Semitic themes but may show an evolving attitude toward Israel
Adel Imam and Arab Farce
Egypt’s famous comic actor was on trial this week for offending Islam. But for Israeli kids, he was a beloved face on state TV’s weekly Arab Movie.
Excerpt: Solomon’s Island
The Internet says the Lost Temple of Israel is hidden in the South Pacific. A reporter went to investigate.
Neighborhood Bully
Why the Israel Defense Forces hit Syria—and why they believe that Assad won’t hit back
Even Criminals Rest in Peace
What would Jewish law have to say about alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s burial?
-
Robby Krieger on the Death of Ray Manzarek
2:31 PM —The Doors guitarist remembers the influential keyboardist
-
The Jewishness of ‘Lolita’ and Humbert Humbert
1:12 PM —Putting Lolita‘s famous creep through an exegesis
-
Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Wants to Keep His Jewish Lawyer
11:37 AM —The Jewish judge in the case is trying to dissuade him
-
Documenting a New York City Matzoh Institution
10:30 AM —Two young filmmakers are bringing the story of Streit’s Matzo Factory to life
-
Daybreak: EU Aims to Blacklist Hezbollah
9:02 AM —Plus the Claims Conference and the Department of Justice
-
Qatar’s Call for Peace and Muhammed al-Dura
3:47 PM —How is Israel still responsible for regional peace?
-
Steimatzky Tells Israelis to Bring a Book to Bed
2:08 PM —The bookseller’s new campaign runs across the genres
-
Dumb and Dumber
By David P. Goldman — How neocons and Obama liberals have created catastrophe by consensus in the Middle EastWhen Berlin Meant Business
By Vox Tablet — Berlin was once home to 50,000 Jewish-owned businesses. A historian is now obsessively reconstructing their demise.The Mideast Crack-Up
By David Samuels — Robert Worth, David Goldman, Edward Luttwak, Amos Harel, Nathan Thrall, and Lee Smith on the new Arab mapThe Other Torah
By Chavie Lieber — A new English translation of the Samaritan Torah offers scholars a different version of the sacred textEd Koch’s Catholic Send-off
By Jonathan R. Cohen — The former mayor, who had a deep relationship with Catholicism, will be memorialized in a Mass at St. Patrick's
Hating Gwyneth Paltrow
Who Can Follow These Rules?
Bar Mitzvahs on the Beach
The Napkin Artist
Dangling Men
Helen Keller's Letter to Nazi Germany
Steimatzky Tells Israelis to Bring a Book to Bed
How Stephen Hawking Is Wrong
Cutting Family Ties
Daybreak: Vandals Tag Home of Women of the Wall Member
-
Twitter: tabletmag
- Why is a Jewish group dedicated to tolerance honoring a politician who has failed to support religious minorities? http://t.co/RP5G1V9Dnd
When Berlin Meant Business
Berlin was once home to 50,000 Jewish-owned businesses. A historian is now obsessively reconstructing their demise.
In Praise of Dairy Restaurants
A visit to B&H Restaurant on Second Avenue brings back memories of milchig establishments of yore
Curse of the Survivor
Singer Vera Gran was haunted by allegations of Nazi collaboration. A new book asks if survival made her guilty.


