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Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in London, 2023
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Ordained, at Last

What do you do when you discover a dozen rabbis in your family tree? You join them.

byLisa Klug
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The Last Jewish Intellectuals

Susan Sontag and George Steiner star in ‘Maestros & Monsters’

byDavid Mikics

By obfuscating Iran’s role, the Biden administration is validating Tehran’s regional strategy, thereby shielding it against retaliation.

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Hamas’ War on Israel

All of Tablet’s coverage of the October 2023 attack on Israel and the world’s response.

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What Now?

How to feel, and what to do, one month after the massacres

byTony Badran,Stephanie Butnick,Liel Leibovitz,Park MacDougald,Sheila Nazarian,Alana Newhouse,Armin Rosen,David Samuels,Jeremy Stern,Izabella Tabarovsky,Bari Weiss,Ani Wilcenski,andKathryn Wolf
Israel Defense Forces soldiers patrol an undisclosed area on Oct. 15, 2023
Israel Defense Forces soldiers patrol an undisclosed area on Oct. 15, 2023

Antisemitism, it was once said, is the socialism of fools. Today it is Hamasism that reproduces that same criminal imbecility.

—Bernard-Henri Lévy

Israel Defense Forces soldiers patrol an undisclosed area on Oct. 15, 2023
Israel Defense Forces soldiers patrol an undisclosed area on Oct. 15, 2023

Antisemitism, it was once said, is the socialism of fools. Today it is Hamasism that reproduces that same criminal imbecility.

—Bernard-Henri Lévy

NYU student walkout called for by Students for Justice in Palestine, Washington Square Park, New York, Oct. 25, 2023
NYU student walkout called for by Students for Justice in Palestine, Washington Square Park, New York, Oct. 25, 2023
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Stop Being Shocked—Once and for All

The ideas, institutions, and people that caused the collapse

byThe Editors
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Ivy Leaguers, Find Your Spines

I spent my years at Columbia ignoring my common sense in the face of a glaring double standard. Now my classmates cheer on murder and I’m sitting with my shame.

byAni Wilcenski

Then, came the Enlightenment with the idea that humans are alike. ‘Liberty, equality, and fraternity.’ ‘All men are created equal.’ It wasn’t true.

Then, came the Enlightenment with the idea that humans are alike. ‘Liberty, equality, and fraternity.’ ‘All men are created equal.’ It wasn’t true.

Saleh Aljafarawi has played the role of a radiologist, tour guide, journalist, fighter, and father in anti-Israel social media videos. He has also died on camera twice.
Saleh Aljafarawi has played the role of a radiologist, tour guide, journalist, fighter, and father in anti-Israel social media videos. He has also died on camera twice.
Family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas pray at the Ohel, the resting place of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, in Queens, New York, Nov. 13, 2023
Family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas pray at the Ohel, the resting place of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, in Queens, New York, Nov. 13, 2023
Zephyros Beach, Rhodes
Zephyros Beach, Rhodes

Then, came the Enlightenment with the idea that humans are alike. ‘Liberty, equality, and fraternity.’ ‘All men are created equal.’ It wasn’t true.

Saleh Aljafarawi has played the role of a radiologist, tour guide, journalist, fighter, and father in anti-Israel social media videos. He has also died on camera twice.
Saleh Aljafarawi has played the role of a radiologist, tour guide, journalist, fighter, and father in anti-Israel social media videos. He has also died on camera twice.
Family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas pray at the Ohel, the resting place of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, in Queens, New York, Nov. 13, 2023
Family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas pray at the Ohel, the resting place of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, in Queens, New York, Nov. 13, 2023
Zephyros Beach, Rhodes
Zephyros Beach, Rhodes
Saleh Aljafarawi has played the role of a radiologist, tour guide, journalist, fighter, and father in anti-Israel social media videos. He has also died on camera twice.
Saleh Aljafarawi has played the role of a radiologist, tour guide, journalist, fighter, and father in anti-Israel social media videos. He has also died on camera twice.
Family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas pray at the Ohel, the resting place of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, in Queens, New York, Nov. 13, 2023
Family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas pray at the Ohel, the resting place of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, in Queens, New York, Nov. 13, 2023
Zephyros Beach, Rhodes
Zephyros Beach, Rhodes

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