January/February 2022

This crossword dives into the agricultural past of the Land of Israel and is timed to coincide with the holiday that begins the evening of January 16.

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When it comes to antisemitism, we’ve gone anti-viral.

Helene Wecker’s rich follow-up to her 2013 debut novel, The Golem and the Jinni.

A strangely immersive historical epic that dramatizes the true story of the infamous false messiah Jacob Frank.

Several new books explore the scourge of antisemitism.

It’s been more than three-quarters of a century since World War II ended, but improbable and confounding stories continue to emerge.

Can a high-risk pregnancy, a marriage on the rocks, financial problems and lingering grief for a beloved dead father add up to a riotously funny read?

In this tender, poetic and suspense-filled memoir, Judy Bolton-Fasman examines the gaps in her parents’ pasts, trying to unlock the essential mystery of her life: her father.

Influential food writer Claudia Roden is ‘not nearly finished yet.’

A princess, a guardian angel and a Zionist folk hero.

Residency remains grueling for expectant mothers.

Young victims of pandemic stress learn coping strategies at Hadassah Hospital.

Carob is primarily used to make a cocoa substitute or locust bean gum, a common thickener in products such as ice cream and baby formula.

For centuries, the Land of Israel has provided sanctuary to Jewish people around the world who face antisemitism in their countries of birth. 

Fast credits Hadassah and its founder, Henrietta Szold, for saving her life when she immigrated to Palestine in 1936 as a member of Youth Aliyah.

Members advocate for a more tolerant world, standing proudly as Jews and Zionists.

A new initiative is asking volunteers, especially students, to take to their computers to ensure that #everynamecounts.

Jewish content creators and influencers are using their platforms to tackle antisemitism, anti-Zionism and misperceptions about themselves, their community and Israel.

Judy Sheindlin rode her reputation as a no-nonsense New York City prosecutor and judge to the top of the Nielsen ratings.

Could Anne Frank be the key to educating Gen Z Americans about antisemitism—even if they’ve never met a Jew?

It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.

Calling out Jew hatred—with a billboard.

‘We are so glad that you’re here,’ they say. And now I can finally say, ‘I’m glad to be here, too.’

You are only as sick as your secrets,” I was told during my inpatient stint at McLean psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Mass.

Let’s make bold plans to protect the earth together.

When we band together, the louder our battle cry will be!

As antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment heat up on college campuses, new strategies emerge.