Tablet Magazine

09 December 2023

26 Kislev 5784

Let the Sunshine In

We must return natural light to Jewish communal spaces—especially those used by the most vulnerable

byAbigail Tisch

As Hanukkah Begins, a Call to Reconsider Jewish Giving

This holiday is about battling the erasure of Jews and Judaism from public life. To fight it today, the least we can do is stop helping those who support it.

byThe Editors

Let Your Jewish Light Shine

Eight ideas to make this Hanukkah the brightest one yet

byJamie Betesh Carter

The Battle Cry of Hanukkah

It’s time to bring back the spirit of Jewish defiance and anti-assimilation

byArynne Wexler

The Light of Your Return

A Hannukah Poem

byAlex Averbuch

Antony Blinken Is Hardly the Next Kissinger

The American secretary of state may think he is borrowing a page from his late predecessor’s Middle East playbook in Gaza. He’s doing the opposite.

byGadi Taub

Tablet Magazine’s Printer-Friendly Weekly Digest

Vol. 2, Issue 44: Hanukkah edition: a call to moral giving, a guide to children’s books, bright ideas for the holiday, essays on anti-assimilation, Hanukkah fiction from Sholem Aleichem, a great latke recipe, and more

byTablet Magazine

Norman Lear, Pioneering Television Producer, Dies at 101

An excerpt from ‘Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish’

byAbigail Pogrebin

Tablet Magazine’s Printer-Friendly Weekly Digest

byTablet Magazine

Norman Lear, Pioneering Television Producer, Dies at 101

An excerpt from ‘Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish’

byAbigail Pogrebin

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