Tablet Live!

Welcome to Tablet Live! a weekly series bringing live events to your home. We’re hosting regular concerts, culinary experiences, weird performance art happenings, and talks with artists, writers, political leaders, rabbis, and rappers—and you’ll have a chance to interact with our guests, too, by sending questions in advance to [email protected] or just typing them in the Q&A during the event.

If you’re on a mobile device, you’ll need to download the free Zoom videoconference app here first. If you’re on desktop or PC, you should be able to access the link without downloading anything. To make things simpler, times will always be listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

And don’t worry, you’ll be able to see us, but we won’t be able to see you. So no need to change out of your pajamas but if you want to dress up, that’s cool, too.

Check back here to see what’s coming up next on the Tablet Live! calendar and to find the videos posted after every event.

Upcoming events:

• Thursday May 21 at 2:00 pm EDT — Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid in Conversation with Tablet’s Yair Rosenberg
  Yair Rosenberg interviews presumptive Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid about Israel’s future, his vision for the relationship between Israeli and Diaspora Jews, and why he split from his erstwhile ally Benny Gantz rather than join a unity government with Benjamin Netanyahu. Click here to register for the talk.
  

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Eef Barzelay

We kick off Tablet Live! with a basement concert by Israeli born, New Jersey raised, Ifar “Eef” Barzelay of the brilliant and much-loved indie rock band, Clem Snide. Hosted by Tablet’s Liel Leibovitz.

For more on Eef, check out this recent profile in Tablet.

Joel Kotkin

Tablet contributor Joel Kotkin, the author of eight books, including his latest “The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class,” joins Tablet senior writer Jacob Siegel to talk about his recent articles “The End of New York” and “Who Will Prosper After the Plague,” and answer your questions.

Ted Cruz

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas joins Tablet’s senior editor Liel Leibovitz to discuss how and when to reopen America and his legislative efforts to decrease America’s economic reliance on China, and more.

Ariel Helwani

A conversation with premier MMA journalist and host of ESPN’s Ariel & The Bad Guy about Passover seders in the time of coronavirus, the wonderous discovery of Tablet’s new Haggadah, the making of UFC 249, and the future of MMA events.

Stan Lee: A Life in Comics

An excerpt from Liel Leibovitz’s discussion of his new biography of Stan Lee with Stephanie Butnick. Co-sponsored by Tablet Magazine, Yale University Press Jewish Lives Series, American Jewish Historical Society & Center for Jewish History.

Cooking with Einat Admony

A conversation and cooking demonstration with Israeli chef Einat Admony, owner of the Taim falafel shops in New York and Washington, D.C., and Tablet’s Stephanie Butnick, as they make a pantry-friendly recipe from Einat’s latest cookbook, Shuk.

Here’s the recipe for Avocado, Cucumber, and Kohlrabi Salad.

Two Yairs, Three Opinions with Yair Lapid

Tablet’s Yair Rosenberg interviews presumptive Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid about Israel’s future, his vision for the relationship between Israeli and Diaspora Jews, and why he split from his erstwhile ally Benny Gantz rather than join a unity government with Benjamin Netanyahu.