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The Struggle Begins at Home
Reimagining housing as the ground shifts under our feet
The Editors September 29, 2020
The Myth of Rabin the Peacemaker
The Oslo Accords were not derailed by his death; they achieved exactly what Rabin wanted.
Amjad Iraqi September 27, 2020
Exodus: Ki Tissa
For Jews, divine forgiveness is a hard bargain.
Isaac Brosilow September 25, 2020
A Strike Against Despair
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, a University of Michigan undergrad reflects on the sense of possibility unleashed by the grad student strike.
Miriam Saperstein September 18, 2020
Strike
“I want a giant strike, / that extends even to love.”
Gioconda Belli September 18, 2020
Shaping the Neo-Hasidic Canon
A New Hasidism, a recent two-volume anthology, offers a compelling alternative to mainstream Jewish spirituality, but fails to fully confront the tradition’s consequences in the world.
Daniel Kraft September 17, 2020
Restoring the Bipartisan Consensus
Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris, who has always toed the AIPAC line on Israel/Palestine, is part of the campaign’s pitch that polarization can be undone.
Joshua Leifer September 15, 2020
New York Socialists in the Legislature—and Out
Five socialists are headed to the New York state legislature. The story of the five socialists elected in 1919 provides a sobering warning.
Joshua B. Freeman September 11, 2020
