The justice who put the bad old days behind us
Review
“Justice, Justice You Shalt Pursue: A Life’s Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union”
By Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Amanda L. Tyler
University of California...
The biographer in Philip Roth’s corner
Review
‘Philip Roth: The Biography’
By Blake Bailey
W.W. Norton & Co.
Philip Roth was born March 19, 1933 in Newark, N.J., and, until his death in 2018,...
A riff on hummus
I know, I know, why mess with perfection?
Hummus is practically its own food group in my house. Whether it’s the store-bought version we pull...
New exhibit wrestles with the Jewish Question
In the beginning there was creation: heaven and earth and all that resides therein. Creation begat human creativity. As much as Jews define themselves...
The secret not-so-Jewish history of gefilte fish
By Rachel Ringler
Some see gefilte fish as a delicacy, others as something too disgusting to contemplate. Either way, it would probably appear on most...
‘American Birthright’ asks, ‘Why be Jewish?’
Review
When Becky Tahel learned her younger sister, Gal, was going to marry a non-Jewish man, she began to grapple with whether she should marry...
College artists invited to compete
The Maryland Student Jewish Art Competition is open to Jewish college students to submit their works of fine art relating to Jewish life and...
Amid personal tragedy, filmmaker Frederick Wiseman keeps his focus
By Andrew Lapin
Frederick Wiseman got on the phone from his apartment in Paris. The 91-year-old filmmaker’s voice was hoarse, and he had to excuse...
Paula Shoyer updates Jewish cuisine for Instant Pot cooking
Quick and simple. That’s what Paula Shoyer likes about the Instant Pot. Instead of using a pot for her spaghetti, another pot for her...
Beyond the seder: Delicious dinners without the chametz
Passover lasts for eight days. Most people only do one, or maybe two seders, but if you strictly observe the holiday, that still leaves...