Light the Lights
Agenda, Hanukkah edition: Matisyahu comes clean in Williamsburg, latkes get judged, and a 4,000-pound menorah is lit. Plus our seasonal gift guide!
Gelt and Innocence
A feverish love of collecting masked a family’s shameful truth: There was no money.
Bright Spots
The best of this year’s chanukiahs, the menorahs used for Hanukkah, are beautiful, sometimes clever, and occasionally poignant
Mezuzah Pop
The Jewish Museum unveils a line of Judaica including new designs by Richard Meier
Design Within Reach
As he unveils a new line of affordable Judaica, architect Richard Meier reflects on his Jewishness
Our Candles, Ourselves
Tablet Magazine’s picks for this year’s most enlightening Hanukkah menorahs
Week at a Glance
Pornographic vegan cupcakes and other highlights of a West Coast Hanukkah
Ben-Gurion
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?
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.
