As America celebrates 250 years, Scott Klein — the sole Jewish chaplain at the country’s largest military base — is carrying on a tradition of service that dates back to the Revolution
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When a Jewish Language Is Lost, We Lose More Than Just Words
In ‘Always Carry Salt,’ Samantha Ellis races against time to try to save her Judeo-Iraqi Arabic language and culture
In ‘Always Carry Salt,’ Samantha Ellis races against time to try to save her Judeo-Iraqi Arabic language and culture
My Father Was My Hero and, When He Was Dying, I Wrote This Song for Him
In music, we can find the spiritual power to say what can’t otherwise be said
In music, we can find the spiritual power to say what can’t otherwise be said
A ‘Deficit of Courage’ Killed the Free Press in Germany. Will American Journalists Find the Courage to Thwart Trump?
In the saga of ’60 Minutes.’ troubling parallels with media submission to Adolf Hitler’s authoritarianism.
In the saga of ’60 Minutes.’ troubling parallels with media submission to Adolf Hitler’s authoritarianism.
‘Odessa’ Wants to Use Your Empathy Against You
Viewers slowly realize a family fleeing post-war Germany may not be on the right side of history
Viewers slowly realize a family fleeing post-war Germany may not be on the right side of history
How Can I Explain to My 93-Year-Old Mother Why It Suddenly Seems Ok to Hate Jews?
Her parents fled pogroms. Now the country they thought was safe seems less so
Her parents fled pogroms. Now the country they thought was safe seems less so
Trump Is Backed Into a Corner on Iran. Get Ready for Him to Start Blaming Jews
The president is in need of a scapegoat, and there’s one obvious option
The president is in need of a scapegoat, and there’s one obvious option
Alabama Is Forcing the Ten Commandments Into My Children’s Classrooms. As a Rabbi, I’m Horrified
This law privileges a specifically Christian interpretation of a central Jewish text.
This law privileges a specifically Christian interpretation of a central Jewish text.
In Elie Wiesel’s Latter Years, He and I Discussed the Effects of the Holocaust. Those Conversations Are Now an Opera.
‘The Dialogue of Memories,’ based on conversations between Wiesel and Howard Reich premieres next month in Seattle
‘The Dialogue of Memories,’ based on conversations between Wiesel and Howard Reich premieres next month in Seattle
This Christian Conversion Comedy Should Have Left Jews Out of It
In ‘Premarital,’ a Christian family tries to convert their secular son-in-law.
In ‘Premarital,’ a Christian family tries to convert their secular son-in-law.
We Must Rewrite the Rulebook for Fighting Antisemitism — or Conspiracists Like Joe Kent Will Win the Narrative Wars
Kent’s viral resignation letter is dangerous. So is refusing to understand why it was effective
Kent’s viral resignation letter is dangerous. So is refusing to understand why it was effective
How a New Generation of Comics Is Changing the Face of Jewish Comedy — and Judaism Itself
Comedians are embracing their Jewish identity in a way Borscht Belt stars never needed to
Comedians are embracing their Jewish identity in a way Borscht Belt stars never needed to
I Had a Shot at Rock ’n’ Roll Fame. I Chose a Lifetime of Shabbat Instead.
Just as Peter Himmelman’s career was beginning, he risked everything to honor something far older than the music business.
Just as Peter Himmelman’s career was beginning, he risked everything to honor something far older than the music business.
Why War With Iran Puts the US-Israel Alliance at Risk
The American public is increasingly skeptical of Israel, and doesn’t understand why they’re at war.
The American public is increasingly skeptical of Israel, and doesn’t understand why they’re at war.
The Real Reason for the US War With Iran May Have Nothing to Do With Israel
Why can’t Marco Rubio explain the war as well as Haviv Rettig Gur?
Why can’t Marco Rubio explain the war as well as Haviv Rettig Gur?
He May Have Been the World’s Most Famous Mime, but in This Play, He Won’t Shut Up
Ethan Slater misses the mark with ‘Marcel on the Train,’ an uneven play about Marcel Marceau’s Holocaust rescues
Ethan Slater misses the mark with ‘Marcel on the Train,’ an uneven play about Marcel Marceau’s Holocaust rescues