Tablet Magazine

20 September 2024

17 Elul 5784

Why is education at Columbia so dull, despite the prestige of the degree—while learning in a yeshiva felt richly rewarding?

byShai Goldman

Jewish Professors Grapple With Shifting Roles on Campus

In the face of rising antisemitism, college educators—especially in Jewish studies departments—face new expectations inside and outside the classroom

byTalia Elkin

Jaime ‘Mujahid’ Fletcher, CEO and founder of IslamInSpanish, praying in Ramadan at the IslamInSpanish Centro Islamico in Houston

Growing Numbers of Latinos ‘Revert’ to Islam

‘The search for God is happening largely as a search for meaning without the pressure of family life or cultural traditions’

byMaggie Phillips

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Jewish Professors Grapple With Shifting Roles on Campus

In the face of rising antisemitism, college educators—especially in Jewish studies departments—face new expectations inside and outside the classroom

byTalia Elkin

Growing Numbers of Latinos ‘Revert’ to Islam

‘The search for God is happening largely as a search for meaning without the pressure of family life or cultural traditions’

byMaggie Phillips

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Right-Hegel Meets Left-Hegel

The misreading of Hegel that Alexandre Kojève shared with Leo Strauss

byDavid P. Goldman

Israelis Remember Their Dead—With Stickers

byHillel Kuttler

As foreign enrollments reach critical mass, the direction of the cultural exchanges taking place on campus has reversed.

Israelis Remember Their Dead—With Stickers

byHillel Kuttler

As foreign enrollments reach critical mass, the direction of the cultural exchanges taking place on campus has reversed.

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New York City’s Laboratory for Hate

byEmily Benedek

Antifa Must Obey the Law

byBen West

I Was Raped Because I Am Jewish

byKatie Simon

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Tale of Two Academies

byShai Goldman

Only Disconnect

byMarco Roth

Judith Butler vs. Judy!

A Different Spin on Shabbat

byFlora Tsapovsky

Talking Torah

byAbigail PogrebinandDov Linzer

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‘Bring Them Home’ Is Bringing Us to the Brink

byLiel Leibovitz

The Last Man in Metula

byAni WilcenskiandIsaac de Castro

The IDF’s Boot Is on Hamas’ Throat

byAndrew Fox

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Middle Eastern Pantry Essentials

byMichael SolomonovandSteve Cook

The Simple Pleasures of Bananas and Cream

byJamie Betesh Carter

Tisha B’Av’s Camp Revival

byJenna Weissman Joselit

The Virtues of Stubbornness

byStuart Halpern

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Jewish Professors Grapple With Shifting Roles on Campus

byTalia Elkin

Growing Numbers of Latinos ‘Revert’ to Islam

byMaggie Phillips

In New Zealand, Antisemitism in the Classroom—and Beyond

byNomi Kaltmann

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The Man Riding a Lion

byDavid Sclar

Ghetto Inflation: An Interactive Timeline

byJoshua Blustein

The Origins of Anti-Zionism

byJonathan Marc Gribetz

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The Worst Trip Ever

byAdriana Kertzer,Pinchas ‘Pinni’ Baumol,Hadas Alterman,andMadison Margolin

King Khat

byDana Kessler

Bad Medicine

byIan KingsburyandJay P. Greene

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The Golden Age of Jewish Hockey

byArmin Rosen

Marty Glickman

byJeffrey S. Gurock

Qatar’s World Cup FIFA Bribe Documents Exposed

byArmin Rosen