‘I Lift My Lamp’
Including Emma Lazarus in the Passover seder reminds Jews to keep marching toward justice
Founding Father
America’s patron saint isn’t Washington or Lincoln, a new book argues—it’s Moses
Ben-Gurion
Before it was a startup nation, Israel itself was a startup. Discover the man who founded it.
Sounding Off
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
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.
