Ari Y. Kelman

Ari Y. Kelman is Jim Joseph Professor of Education and Jewish Studies at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education.

At the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama, a Lesson in Memory and Responsibility
Individual acts of violence are horrifying, but coordination of violent action and inaction necessitated the infrastructure that allowed it to happen
byAri Y. Kelman
First-Year Disorientation
Campus Week: Let college do its job: Challenge your own loyalties, assumptions, and biases
byAri Y. Kelman
Hear Israel
When the Weavers recorded the popular Israeli folk song ‘Tzena Tzena’ in 1950, they did more than legitimize a strain of musical culture; they introduced Israel to a generation of young Americans
byAri Y. Kelman
Songs of Songs
What are the 100 greatest Jewish songs ever? Tablet Magazine’s musicologists rank them all, from sacred to pop to hip-hop, from Rabbi Akiva to Amy Winehouse.
byJody RosenandAri Y. Kelman
Sacred Remake
We may talk of its eternal qualities, but the music of Kol Nidre is forever being made anew
byAri Y. Kelman