Tablet Magazine

11 December 2023
28 Kislev 5784
From left: Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University, Liz Magill, the former president of University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
From left: Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University, Liz Magill, the former president of University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jewish Defense League members march in New York City, 1982
Jewish Defense League members march in New York City, 1982
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Arab Enslavement and Slaughter of Black Africans Must Stop

The same jihad that targeted Jews on Oct. 7 has been targeting Black Africans for decades

byCharles JacobsandBen Poser
Jewish Defense League members march in New York City, 1982
Jewish Defense League members march in New York City, 1982
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Arab Enslavement and Slaughter of Black Africans Must Stop

The same jihad that targeted Jews on Oct. 7 has been targeting Black Africans for decades

byCharles JacobsandBen Poser

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Ep. 392: Celebrating the beauty of Hanukkah with Jonathan Adler, Homegrown Kosher, and more

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Holiday Edition: Hanukkah
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The Battle Cry of Hanukkah
It’s time to bring back the spirit of Jewish defiance and anti-assimilation
byArynne Wexler
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 the Sunshine In
We must return natural light to Jewish communal spaces—especially those used by the most vulnerable
byAbigail Tisch
Let Your Jewish Light Shine
Eight ideas to make this Hanukkah the brightest one yet
byJamie Betesh Carter
How To Make the Ultimate Sufganiyot—Israeli Jelly Doughnuts—for Hanukkah
Make your own miracle of oil by frying up a batch of sugar-coated treats stuffed with apricot jam
byJoan Nathan
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Do Black Hebrew Israelites Hate Jews?

A new survey shows that a controversial group is both more numerous and more complicated than press reports have suggested

byCharles Fain Lehman
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Goodbye to Verdugo

Sometimes it feels better to live among your own kind, even if they’re Jewish

byJeremy Stern
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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

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