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Let’s say you’re the leader of a small and embattled group of people eager to finally achieve sovereignty. If you’re a decent and reasonable person—and not, say, a Holocaust-denying dictatorial maniac hell-bent on oppressing his own people and inciting religious war—you’d probably want to shy away from anything that suggests you’re into, you know, bloodshed. And because so many of your people are struggling financially, you’d probably want to spend every penny you’ve got helping them find gainful employment. Читать дальше...

One of the most striking changes I’ve seen in students over the last twenty-five years of teaching at UCLA is that they often make it to their final year without having set foot in the main campus library. When students admit during office hours that they don’t know where the Young Research Library is, I must confess that I still feel a bit of sadness mixed with consternation. The library, after all, is the grand citadel of learning for the university. How could students avoid it longer than a week... Читать дальше...

This week, Narendra Modi became the first Prime Minister of India ever to visit Israel. To mark the historic occasion, Mr. Modi and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu issued the following joint statement:

This being Tablet, it’s not entirely impossible that you, dear reader, may have an Israeli husband. And us Israeli men being, shall we say, a touch obdurate, it’s also not entirely impossible that when it comes to said Israeli husband, you may be contemplating murder. If you are, the following story is for you.

This being Tablet, it’s not entirely impossible that you, dear reader, may have an Israeli husband. And us Israeli men being, shall we say, a touch obdurate, it’s also not entirely impossible that when it comes to said Israeli husband, you may be contemplating murder. If you are, the following story is for you.

You may not know it, but today is an important Jewish holiday. Maybe important isn’t the right word—after all, I just made it up. But it’s certainly the holiday we need right now, a celebration of our anxieties that culminates in a call to arms. To all, then, a very happy J Day.

If you are skeptical of celebrity-authored children’s books, most of which reflect little talent but lots of self-promotion, here is one to change your mind. Last month Philomel Books (of Penguin Random House) released Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger’s She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World. To set the stage of American women’s history for young readers, the book launches by way of Senator Mitch McConnell’s obtuse response to Elizabeth Warren’s February criticism of Jeff Session—a “lengthy speech,” said McConnell. Читать дальше...

On a Sunday afternoon last March, a group of people wearing comfortable shoes and toting water bottles congregated outside a Judaica shop in Brooklyn. Before long they were joined by Myra Alperson, the high-energy founder of Noshwalks, an organization that leads culinary walking tours around New York City. The itinerary highlight that day was shmurah matzo; the group was scheduled to get a behind-the-scenes look at a bakery that specializes in the hand-rolled Passover matzo. But first, they would nibble their way around the neighborhood... Читать дальше...

It’s only right that once the People of the Book got around to establishing a modern nation-state, they’d dedicate a week to celebrating books. Even in this age of budding screens and rampant social media, Shvua Ha’Sefer, or Book Week, remains one of Israel’s most beloved traditions, with book fairs popping up in cities all over the country and authors giving talks to share their ideas and their work. Earlier this month, the popular Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot commemorated the joyful occasion... Читать дальше...

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