Rereading Chaim Potok’s novel of midcentury American Jewry

The fire in Ben Hecht’s mind burned everything it touched—most spectacularly, antisemitism

‘We will all be in jail for making this movie’

What my father’s 1970 novel tells us about today

Israel’s national anthem sounds like an elegy. That’s no accident

A now-infamous photograph of October 7 recalls an ancient coin’s symbol of oppression and resilience

In a diverse Jewish community, how does conflict push and pull?

Were the rabbis the first great self-help writers?

What should one do if a philanthropic gift is “tainted” by the personal or professional activities of the giver?

Writings from the frontiers of the Jewish world