Game of Thrones’ Jewish inspiration: Maurice Druon, French-Jewish author of “The Accursed Kings,” provided George R.R. Martin with inspiration for his well-known epic. (Jerusalem Post)
Modern Orthodoxy vs. God?: In focusing on social change, Modern Orthodoxy has peripheralized God, Malka Simkovich writes. (Times of Israel)
Phillip Roth: Enigma?: For all the times Phillip Roth has written about “Phillip Roth” in his novels, the man at their center remains elusive, Jacques Berlinerblau writes. (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Sexual Sabbath: Snarky dialogue and frank conversation characterized a Shabbat event at the University of Pennsylvania that focused on Judaism and sex, Jessica McDowell writes. (Daily Pennsylvanian)
Muslim, Jewish women bond: Jewish-Muslim Community Dialogue, an organization that aims to foster connections between two communities often at odds, found fertile common ground in women’s experiences, Ed Stannard writes. (New Haven Register)
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
