for Thursday, November 18, 2021

Culture ›

0 Culture History

Leslie Epstein in Tablet

Leslie Epstein reflects on his departure from Los Angeles to college in 1956 and his mixed feelings about Jewish identity and assimilation represented through his interactions at iconic Jewish eateries like Ratners.

Politics ›

0 Politics Communities

As Arizona tilts further right, these Mexican-American Jewish siblings push back

Forward

Alma, Daniel, and Counsuelo Hernandez are Mexican-American Jewish siblings in Arizona who are making strides in the state's political scene, which traditionally leaned Republican but is now experiencing demographic and political shifts.

Gender/Identity ›

0 Gender/Identity Education

Opinion | I was America’s first female rabbi. I am brokenhearted to learn how the man who ordained me treated so many other women.

Forward

Rabbi Sally J. Priesand, the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the U.S., expresses her heartbreak over a report revealing gender bias and misconduct at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR).

Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

November 18's Short Reads

Tablet The Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2021

Forward He drew Leonard Cohen’s life, death and underwear

Forward Buy this Catskills bungalow colony and own a piece of the Borscht Belt

Tablet Chicken Soup, Israeli-Style

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