Enforcers

In early-20th-century Warsaw, making sure people observed the Sabbath was serious business

Sundown: Top Reform Rabbi Wants East J’lem Freeze

Plus Levy’s running, a Shabbat to observe, and more

Sundown: Obama and Bibi, Together At Last?

Plus Tzipi Livni, two nations turn their frustrated eyes to you, and more

Clockwork

The Sabbath is but one of the Jewish contributions to the science of keeping time

Today on Tablet

Ecumenical political philosophy, ecumenical Zionism, and more

Day of Rest

Judith Shulevitz’s new book considers the Sabbath throughout the ages and in her own life

Stuffed

How to stomach Shabbat dinner the day after Thanksgiving

Shabbat Elevators No Longer So Shabbat-y

Decrees halachic authority

Sundown: Madonna, a Rabbi, and Jesus Walk into a Tomb

Exodus to cable, kosher ovens, and a bar becomes a mitzvah

Sundown: The Loneliest Congregant

‘Six Feet Under’ is in, day school’s out, and kashrut’s on the rise