Culture

Why some rabbis used their High Holiday sermons to bash Trump – and others demurred

Some rabbis say Trump's actions have been so egregious that they deserve condemnation from the pulpit, while others think it is not their place to be partisan.

Editor's Column

Conan and ‘Transparent’ give Israel the normalcy it craves

Two television shows portray Israel as hip and appealing, despite its Palestinian "problem."

This Little-Known German Jewish Refugee Made Stirring Art About Trauma

Imagine a box made of and filled with wire and string, frayed cloth, rotted paper, wood, stitching, netting, and mesh. Imagine that this box symbolizes the trauma and beauty of the world. Now imagine that this work was created by a German Jewish refugee named Hannelore Baron, whose experience watching her father beaten during Kristallnacht […]