Hebrew Against the Odds
Yeshua Tolle
The translation of Israeli literature into English – and of Jewish-American literature into Hebrew – has always reeked of political struggles, as the two centers of 20th-century Jewry wrestled for primacy.
The Power of Reestablishment
Carole Nuriel
In the wake of October 7, Israelis rallied to save their country from invasion. Will they rise to the occasion and fend off what continues to plague their society?
A Plea to ‘Hybrid Israelis’
Mijal Bitton
In his post-Oct. 7 treatise, Micah Goodman makes a case that there's more that unites Israelis than divides them. As compelling as it is, he makes some convenient omissions that complicate the picture more than he's willing to admit.
A Theory for the Future
Bennett Tucker
A reappraisal of Moisei Ginzburg’s seminal book "Style and Epoch" reframes the Jewish-Soviet architect’s legacy, and prompts questions about Tel Aviv’s modernist heritage.
Where the answer to the crisis of modernity might lie
Gitit Holzman
A new book sheds light on the intrepid Elia Benamozegh, the 19th-century Jewish-Italian kabbalist and polymath, whose synthesis of Jewish theology and modern thought remains virtually unparalleled well into the 21st century.
A Sonnet Seeking a Homeland
Rita Kogan Zackary Sholem Berger
On Rita Kogan's poem "Thoughts on Leah Goldberg, Dan Pagis and Charles Baudelaire".
‘The Land Is a Text’
Joshua Krug
Prominent 20th-century American rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel is widely remembered as a thinker of Jewish temporality. But his thinking on Zionism and the notion of a Jewish homeland are all the more relevant after October 7th.