In this issue
What’s in a loan?
The day I looked around me and started to grow up
A skinny, Jewish theater kid from Manhattan turned interplanetary prophet embodies the contradictions of our age
The widening divide between the U.S. and Israel is not only inevitable, it’s for the best
Braving the heat at home
An offshoot takes a novel approach from its Israeli predecessor, prizing connection over camel rides
Two handfuls of items that you should know happened, or are happening
The Israeli chef on the importance of high-quality olive oil, sea salt, and precise simplicity
The lèse-majesté statute has become so limitless that it can be deployed against anyone, even lawmakers trying to amend it
By giving country music a Torah twang, Joe Buchanan is bridging two traditions steeped in storytelling
A Russian Jewish family became the keepers of Britain’s most storied uniforms—and is now stitching their next chapter
The poetry of Jay Wright and Ange Mlinko
In a roundtable discussion, people who run independent businesses serving the Jewish community—from matchmakers to funeral home directors, challah-makers to b’nei mitzvah tutors—talk about how they got started, the challenges they face, what they find rewarding about their work
Blending his personal interests with the public interest, Massad Boulos has become a poster child for Donald Trump’s White House
Despite the images of emaciated Hollywood celebrities, research suggests peptides have great therapeutic potential
How two Jewish survivors created the modern tourism industry
The genius of James Jamerson, the bassist who helped create the Motown sound
AI music is an averaged-out simulation of human emotion. Do listeners care?
Erudite, licentious, witty, virtuosic—the medieval Jewish poet who defied rabbis and popes
