The Sit-Down Ideas A Jewish atheist calls out evangelicals for undermining democracy — and Christianity Jonathan Rauch sees a “MAGA-fied” church that is not holding up its end of the bargain in defending the Constitution. By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 23, 2025 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas What the co-chair of Columbia University’s antisemitism task force says people get wrong about the campus protests Nick Lemann, dean emeritus of the university’s journalism school, sees a disconnect among parents, students, faculty, donors and the administration. December 8, 2024 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas Allergic to ‘God-talk’? The former head of a rabbinical seminary wants a word. Arnold Eisen, former chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, writes a book facing the “questions of what I actually believe.” November 24, 2024 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas Meet two rabbis who are trying to fight ‘toxic polarization’ — one Jewish text at a time By Andrew Silow-Carroll November 3, 2024 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas How a 1929 massacre of Jews in Hebron foreshadowed Oct. 7 By Andrew Silow-Carroll September 29, 2024 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas Why writer Etgar Keret wants to get back to Israel as soon as he can By Andrew Silow-Carroll September 22, 2024 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas The progressive Jewish author whose book event was canceled has tough words for both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian debate By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 31, 2024 11:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas A literary critic on why the ‘settler colonial’ framing is bad for Israel and Palestine By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 25, 2024 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas Ross Perlin writes a love letter to New York — in Yiddish and 699 other languages By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 13, 2024 5:01 pm
The Sit-Down Ideas At 91, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg writes the ‘big book’ his admirers had been waiting for By Andrew Silow-Carroll August 11, 2024 6:45 am