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"The Milchik Way" by Ben Katchor is a book that explores the history and significance of dairy restaurants in American Jewish culture. Katchor, a graphic art...

"Morningside Heights" by Joshua Henkin is a novel that explores the changing landscape of Jewish life and intellectualism in New York City's Morningside Heig...

Benjamin Taylor's memoir, "Not a Nice Boy," explores the complex and sometimes contradictory character of the acclaimed writer Philip Roth. Taylor, who was a...

The article discusses the Haredi response to COVID-19 in Israel. It highlights the failure of the community to comply with government regulations and the hig...

This series of letters from the Summer 2020 issue of "Letters" discusses various topics related to Jewish history and culture. The first letter challenges Da...

"We Found Our Outrage" edited by Richard Landes is a book that recounts the story of Andrew Pessin, a professor who was falsely accused of being an anti-Pale...

"Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age" by Ayala Fader explores the lives of ultra-Orthodox Jewish individuals who publicly observe Jewish law but...

"Lives in Translation" by Hillel Halkin is a book that explores the relationship between Hebrew literature, the Hebrew language, and Zionism. The book consis...

The author discusses their experience of translating the characters and objects from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone into Yiddish. They give example...

This text discusses the history of the Hasidic movement in the late 18th century, particularly focusing on the leadership of Rabbi Dov Ber Friedman, known as...

The essay "Spinoza in Warsaw: Fragments of a Dream" explores the fascination of early 20th-century Yiddish intellectuals with the 17th-century philosopher Ba...

The burning of Jewish books throughout history, such as during the Trial of the Talmud, has been a cruel punishment experienced by the Jewish people. However...

The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the case of Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, which involves t...

The article explores the friendship between Ruth and Naomi in the book of Ruth. While some interpretations see Ruth's famous declaration as a form of convers...

The article discusses the HBO adaptation of Philip Roth's novel "The Plot Against America," focusing on the implausibility of the character Rabbi Bengelsdorf...

The article discusses the significance of Lag BaOmer, a holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer, counting the days between Passover and Shavuot. It ex...

"Unorthodox" is a four-part miniseries on Netflix that follows Esty, a young woman from a Hasidic community in Williamsburg who escapes to a secular life in ...

Tom Segev's biography of David Ben-Gurion challenges the perception of the Israeli leader as a miraculous figure during the country's War of Independence, em...

"The War on History" discusses the historical narrative surrounding Palestinian identity and the Palestinian national movement, particularly critiquing the l...

In "How Many Tears?" by Robert Chazan and Adam Teller, the historiography of Jewish suffering and migration is explored. Chazan challenges the traditional vi...

Rafael Medoff's book explores the complex relationship between President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the American Jewish community during his tenure. Despi...

In "Marx and the Jewish Fingerprint Question" by Shlomo Avineri, the discussion revolves around Karl Marx's Jewish origins and their influence on his work. T...

John Barton's book, "A History of the Bible," offers a comprehensive overview of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, tracing their interpretation and tra...

The Jewish Review of Books reflects on a decade of literary recommendations by engaging with 10 writers discussing their favored books from the past 10 years...

In the Letters from Spring 2020, Menachem Lorberbaum, Michael Walzer, Noam Zohar, and Elisheva Carlebach discuss their project, "The Jewish Political Traditi...

The article discusses the recent controversial firing of librarians from the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, which houses a significant collection of Yid...

Laura Arnold Leibman's book "The Art of the Jewish Family" explores the history of Jewish women in the United States and the Caribbean from 1750 to 1850 thro...

"Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century" by Sarah Abrevaya Stein delves into the history of the Levy family from Salonica, explorin...

In this text, the focus is on T. E. Lawrence's involvement in the Middle East during World War I and the subsequent negotiations that took place, including h...

David Caplan's poetry collection "Baal Teshuvah Poetics" explores the complex inner world of a baal teshuvah, a Jew who returns to Orthodoxy, particularly th...

The article discusses the exploration of Thoreau's "Walden" with a study partner in Jerusalem, highlighting the parallels between Thoreau's writings and trad...

The text discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life and Jewish traditions. It reflects on the cancellation of events like a Jewish conferenc...

"Super Stan" by Liel Leibovitz explores the influential role of Stan Lee, a Jewish creator, in shaping the superhero comic book industry through characters l...

The discussion revolves around whether the actions depicted in the Exodus story were deceptive tricks by God or necessary measures. Bar-Ilan University profe...

"The Plot Against America," a television series based on Philip Roth's novel, explores a counterfactual history where Charles Lindbergh, a Nazi sympathizer, ...

In Seymour Epstein's "Suspecting Esther," he presents a provocative interpretation of the Book of Esther, suggesting that it serves as a critique of Jewish l...

In "Haman, Builder of Towers, Brother of Abraham?" by Adam J. Silverstein, the author explores the various interpretations of the Esther story in Islamic cou...

The article discusses the tradition of "Little Purims" within Jewish communities, which are local festivals commemorating miraculous events similar to Purim....

Abraham Socher engages in a thoughtful debate with Tal Keinan regarding the conservation and transmission of Judaism, critiquing Keinan's "crowdsourcing" app...

"Hanukkah+" is a new album inspired by Yo La Tengo's annual Hanukkah concert series. The album features a mix of original songs and covers, aiming to provide...

In her book, Jessica Cooperman explores the role of American Jews during World War I, focusing on the involvement of Jewish soldiers in the Punitive Expediti...

Paul Mendes-Flohr's biography of Martin Buber, the first in English in over 30 years, delves into the philosopher's life and thought, contextualizing his wri...

In "Overturned Tables," Paula Fredriksen explores the Jewishness of Jesus and early Christianity, challenging the historical view of supersessionism that Chr...

Chaim N. Saiman's book explores the multifaceted nature of halakhah, Jewish law, arguing that it exists on a spectrum between a system of rules governing beh...

In Michal Kravel-Tovi's book on state-sponsored religious conversions in Israel, the conversion crisis is explored, dating back to the 1950s when the issue o...

The exhibit "Mark Twain and the Holy Land" at the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library celebrates the 150th anniversary of Mark Twain's travelogue ...

The James Simon Galerie in Berlin, built as an adjunct to the city's grand museums, commemorates James Simon, a Jewish philanthropist integral to bringing cu...

"Zionism's Maritime Revolution" by Kobi Cohen-Hattab discusses the historical significance of Jewish maritime endeavors in the years leading up to Israel's e...

In "The City Game," author Matthew Goodman explores the remarkable story of the City College of New York Beavers basketball team's triumph in the 1950 NIT ch...

"Nothing but Blue Skies" by James Kaplan delves into the life and impact of Irving Berlin, an influential Jewish composer and lyricist, highlighting his unpa...