magic
A Magical Mother, Golems, and Surprising History
My mother always told us she could do magic. And though my sisters and I were modern children of the ...
Pick a Destiny, Any Destiny
David Blaine’s street magic specials are always fun to watch. If you haven’t seen what he does, this is a ...
A Jewish Magician at the Egyptian Theatre
When you do anything creative – from writing stories to hooking rugs – people are likely to ask you where ...
The Return of Eli Gershonson
Gerald Kolpan‘s newest book, Magic Words: The Tale of a Jewish Boy-Interpreter, the World’s Most Estimable Magician, a Murderous Harlot, ...
Why I Wrote “The Inquisitor’s Apprentice”
When I try to explain why I wrote The Inquisitor’s Apprentice — and why it’s emphatically not a Jewish Narnia ...