Fighting Covid: The Israeli Doctrine
A deep dive into how Israel has fought COVID-19, how it has fought it differently from other countries, and what the results of its struggle have been.
A People’s History of 1948
Three recent studies enrich the historiography of the 1948 War and its aftermath, by moving away from state-centered policies and focusing on the lived experiences of ordinary individuals.
The Third Temple
Ari Shavit's new book, Bayit Shlishi, asks the right questions about Israel's future but fails to offer compelling answers.
The Bible: Alive and Kicking
Yael UntermanThe Bibliodrama method brings the Bible alive for 21st Century Israeli and Diaspora Jews.
A Question of Priorities
Abe SilbersteinTwo ostensibly very different books shine an illuminating light on debates surrounding Palestinian political goals and identity.
Seeking Redemption: On Religious Anti-Occupation Politics
Joshua LeiferIn a new book, one of Israel's most prominent left-wing activists makes his case through a thousand years of Jewish scholarship.
Shelter Shelter
Adi SorekA poetic exploration of the Tel Aviv University's shelter signs and the Talmudic Cities of Refuge.
Departing from the Narrative
Avery WeinmanA new book about Jewish emigration from Palestine and Israel in the post-war period changes the Zionist concept of yeridah into a history of migration.
1990/Who am I, what?
Alex Moshkin | Arik Eber | Zackary Sholem BergerTwo poems that use humor to revise the traditional narrative of Soviet Jews' triumphal arrival in Israel.
