Newsletter

Sholem Aleichem’s Revolutionary Chickens, and a Yom Kippur Tradition

The surprising origins of Yom Kippur’s kappores and tashlikh rituals.

Jonah S. Boyarin September 17, 2018

Dobranotch Delights in New York

The St. Petersburg-based klezmer ensemble brings the party to Little Odessa and the East Village.

Samantha Shokin September 17, 2018

It’s Bigger Than the Candidates

New York’s Democratic primaries reveal how the movement is breaking the machine.

Noah Kulwin September 14, 2018

The Other Iron Dome

An artist finds vulnerability in cast iron sculptures of Israel’s “Iron Dome.”

Bonny Nahmias September 13, 2018

Boycott! The Art of Economic Activism

Selections from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics’ traveling exhibition.

Carol A. Wells September 12, 2018

The Cultural Boycott of Israel Strikes a Chord

More than a dozen high-profile cancellations at an Israeli music festival shows the BDS movement still has some teeth.

Noah Kulwin September 12, 2018

Shanah Tovah From the Republican Jewish Coalition

Artist Eli Valley wishes you a sweet new year.

Eli Valley September 10, 2018

What People in Solitary Confinement Want to See

A collection of images from the participatory art project Photo Requests From Solitary.

Photo Requests From Solitary September 7, 2018