A selection of stories from our first decade and a half
Decoding a rabbinical broadside against drafting Torah scholars into the IDF
How Chelly Wilson realized her American dream—in adult theaters
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A Tablet Conversation With Congressman Ritchie Torres
New York Congressman Ritchie Torres sits with Tablet Magazine’s Liel Leibovitz and Alana Newhouse
June 21, 2024
A miracle of lights in Texas
All my Xmas live in Texas. That’s why I hang my hat in Galilee.
Why chasing game through the forest remains the most brutal, boring, indubitably non-Jewish pastime on the planet
The point of the U.S. deal isn’t peace. It’s to prevent the two American allies from coming together, while subordinating them both to Iran.
My sister Claire died of bone cancer when she was 12 and I was 16. At the cemetery, which was on the far side of a wildlife preserve that bordered the western part of our Connecticut property, my mother, holding me close to her while I sobbed away, was stoic. My father wept inconsolably, and continued to do so, intermittently, when friends and family came to our home to comfort us during the week of shiva.
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Take One
Bava Batra 3 and 4
Quiet massacres
June 28, 2024
Vacation with A.J. Jacobs
Writer A.J. Jacobs on quill pens, tricorn hats, and his year of living constitutionally; plus, plans for a strong summer vacation
June 27, 2024
Israel Update
Netanyahu’s Gambit Succeeds
Mike Doran and Gadi Taub discuss the latest development between the U.S. and Israel
June 26, 2024
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