What does peyote have to do with pandemic minyans?
The Supreme Court recently struck down restrictions on in-home religious gatherings. What is the lasting impact?
How to say kaddish for Bernie Madoff
The experimental film explores the system and desires that allowed Madoff to succeed.
Christians are accusing Lil Nas X of corrupting the Bible. Why aren’t Jews upset too?
It is Jewish tradition to reinterpret the Bible.
Meet the real-life artist behind the paintings in ‘Shtisel’
Alex Tubis is a secular, Russian-born artist — but he’s got a lot in common with Akiva.
Can music be educational and still be sexy? These rappers think so.
Nate and Hila’s raps are about reusable cups and composting are surprisingly catchy.
Can a new ritual shift our relationship to the Holocaust?
Michal Govrin and a team of artists, historians and scientists worked to understand the very nature of memory.
‘Shtisel’ gives a surprisingly progressive picture of abortion among the Orthodox. Is it accurate?
In Jewish law, sometimes abortion is even required.
The New York Bagel Experience is not for hipsters
Bagels are not about minimalist design and indie music.
In ‘Shiva Baby,’ Jewish anxiety gets so bad that it turns into a horror movie
There’s no jump scares or monsters, but believe me — “Shiva Baby” is scary.
The big (un)stuck boat is a big Passover metaphor
Are we not all giant cargo ships trapped in the Red Sea, dreaming of freedom?