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A new read on Jewish life

21 January 2022

19 Sh'vat 5782

Shipping Out

The things that happen when you stare at the sea

byJay Neugeboren

Remember Deir Yassin!

Historian Eliezer Tauber explores how Palestinian propaganda backfired by turning a bloody battle into a fateful blood libel

byGil Troy

The Yiddish Bard of the 21st Century

In his new album, Daniel Kahn is a lyric beggar at the Jewish cemetery

byJake Marmer

Beyond Conservative and Reform: The Rise of the Unaffiliated Synagogue

The lines within and between denominations are shifting, blurring, and being crossed more frequently

byPaula Jacobs

The Cult of Masked Schoolchildren

History will not look kindly on our evidence-free decision to make kids suffer most

byVinay Prasad

Taking Pride in a Name

How my husband and I ended up giving our kids old, uncommon, but very Jewish names that make people ask questions

byJamie Betesh Carter

In Columbus, Kosher Shoppers Can’t Fill Their Carts

Even as the Jewish population grows in Ohio’s capital, grocery options shrink for the kashrut-observant

byMax Littman

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Moed Katan 9 and 10

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Safe and Sound

Ep. 302: Reflections on the Texas synagogue hostage situation, plus an interview with artist Mark Podwal

January 20, 2022

Israel Story

Going, Going, Gone

In our season finale, we tell four short stories of things that, like our current season, are coming to an end—from a toddler parting with a ‘special friend’ to a couple seeing their life’s work go up in flames, and from a stubborn holdout in a dying industry to an unusually long marriage

January 19, 2022

A Woman’s Place Is in the Rat Race

In today’s miserable workforce, the career-centric promises of modern feminism are hollower and less fulfilling than ever

bySasha White