Culture

I haven’t seen the latest from Joel and Ethan Coen, but judging from the intellectual calisthenics being performed by the critical establishment, the Minnesota-raised filmmakers are well on their way becoming the Phillip Roth’s of the silver screen, the ones unpacking all the contradictions and crises of modern Jewish life in America. The film, as […]

The Miami Herald reports on the drive-in sukkah: In our on-the-go-world, the drive-through is a haven for speed and convenience. We order fast food. We drop off our mail and pick up our dry cleaning. But prayer? Yes, there’s now a drive-through for that. Jews can now motor into a temporary sukkah, a tent in […]