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Provisions #8: “If I could just leave the old things to their trembling”

Meditations in a crisis on poems by Canisia Lubrin, Wisława Szymborska, and Kenyan Freedom Fighters.

Christina Sharpe, Angel Nafis, and Ken Chen July 20, 2020

Jewish Agency Threatens Habonim Dror Over Anti-Annexation Petition

The Israel-based organization has demanded that the Labor Zionist youth movement purge members advocating a boycott of Israel programs.

Mari Cohen July 17, 2020

Israel/Palestine Looms Large Over Minnesota Primary

Pro-Israel groups are spending big to help Antone Melton-Meaux unseat Ilhan Omar. But the Congresswoman appears poised for re-election.

Rachel Cohen July 17, 2020

Exodus: Terumah

Does the Tabernacle represent God’s effort to institutionalize the energy of a riot?

Carina del Valle Schorske July 16, 2020

Unorthodox Bodies

Through its unusually nuanced look at vaginal pain, the acclaimed Netflix series is a show about a Hasidic woman radicalized by disability.

Mari Cohen and Hannah Srajer July 14, 2020

Letters to the Editor: Yavne

Readers respond to Peter Beinart’s call for an equal, binational state in Israel-Palestine.

Jewish Currents July 13, 2020

The Bookworm

When Yiddish books are destroyed, who will miss them?

Isaac Brosilow July 13, 2020

Q & A with Peter Beinart

Our editor-at-large discusses the background of his essay on the end of the two-state solution, and responds to its critics.

David Klion July 10, 2020