Writing from a Paradoxical Place
A writer considers her tradition’s inheritance of childless women and finds strength in her heroines of Jewish literature. By Courtney Sender
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Month: November 2018
The Rise of the ‘Holy Spirit’ in Kabbalah
The rise of the “holy spirit” in medieval Kabbalah marks a dramatic development in the history of Jewish mysticism. By Adam Afterman
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A Rabbi on Our ‘Moral Emergency’
To be an acculturated Jew in America today is to vacillate between a sense of belonging and otherness. By Jordie Gerson
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On Exile and Elsewhere
A lively conversation with author André Aciman on the self-help book he never wrote and why a sense of irony is a Jewish trait. Benjamin Balint and André Aciman
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Savoring the Biblical Origins of Jewish Food
A Q&A with Joan Nathan on her latest cookbook, King Solomon’s Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World. By Robert Israel
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