Mixed Multitudes
Gaza & Sderot
-Moshe Elad argues that cutting off Gaza electricity would give the Palestinians a propaganda bonanza: “every natural death of an ...
Recipe: Sweet & Savory Stuffed Prunes
The holiday of Sukkot is associated with the fall harvest, and serving stuffed foods is a symbolic and flavorful way ...
A MacArthur Mazal Tov
The wonderful Peter Cole — a poet, publisher, and translator — has received a MacArthur “genius” award. The fellowship, given ...
An Original Hipster
Jennifer Bleyer, founding editor of Heeb Magazine, has an essay on the continued meaning that the Jewish Catalog has for her ...
The Obama Show
I’ve been woefully under-engaged with the Democratic presidential campaigns, but last night I got a free ticket to Barack Obama’s ...
Taking shmita to a new level
Yesterday New Jersey officials confirmed that a swastika covering several acres was cut into a field in Washington Township. Police ...
Last Chance…
Today is your last chance to get a free subscription to the Forward when you make a tax-deductible donation to ...
Sukkot in the News
-Doing Sukkot in Kauai. (Kauai Garden Island News)-A look at the work of The Sukkah Project, which sends pre-fab sukkas ...
Democracy in Bobov
My ancestors were Bobover hasidim, but my interest in this story comes mostly from the American in me. This is ...
Poll: Wanna Shake the Lulav?
It’s almost Sukkot, which means that in a few days Chabad emissaries will take to the streets and not-so-covertly ask: ...