Ideas

When Jewish holidays can seem like too much, and meaning-making too soon

Time and again we “sow in tears and reap in joy,” writes the executive director of Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation.

Ideas

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar ‘Great Rap War’ is a battlefield of race, identity — and Jewishness

Lamar’s diss tracks extend the long-running view that Drake, a Jewish and Black Canadian, isn’t Black enough, writes the author a new book on Jewish performers and race.

Ideas

How can I celebrate Israel’s Independence Day when my country is in turmoil?

Instead of fireworks, Israel needs leaders who are able to free the hostages and make peace with the Palestinians, writes the director of development for the Masorti Movement in Israel.