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March 28, 2023

VOL. 2, ISSUE 12 OUT NOW

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atheism

[ˈeɪ-θiˌ-ɪ-zəm] noun

A belief system unusually common among Jews. Not only are many great Jews atheists, but many great atheists are Jews. How many humans have c...

Passover 2023

Believe it or not, Passover begins on Wednesday, April 5. Whether you’re hosting, guesting, or traveling this holiday, get in the Passover mode by reading up on Tablet’s Pesach stories.

I Believe in Broken Matzo

What shards of unleavened bread can teach us about the nature of faith

By Yehuda Fogel

A Passover Do-Over

The third Seder was once an American tradition, with a sense of community and politics that set it apart from the first two

By Jenna Weissman Joselit

What’s the Point of Passover?

Do today’s Seders exist to remember the past, or did past events occur so that they could be remembered later?

By Helen Plotkin

Passover’s Perennial No-Show


At the Seder, we open the door for Elijah. As a child, I thought he’d actually appear. Then I grew up, and anticipation faded into resignation.

By Avital Chizhik

Absolute Beginners

Why do we need a long Talmud tractate about Passover, a holiday we already know well?

By Dovid Bashevkin

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We faced this grief just over a year after my conversion. My choosing Judaism in the first place was about choosing life.

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death

[dɛθ] noun

Jews, as you might’ve noticed, think a lot about death, which is why Judaism, in its infinite wisdom, prescribed several stages of mourning ...

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Daf Yomi

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