Dancing Shoes
Today in Tablet Magazine, Mindy Schiller reflects on the homogeneity of Modern Orthodox weddings, discovering at one reception a refreshing, meaningful traditional dance. Two Step
View ArticleWe Will Have (a) Paul To Kick Around
As Mitt Romney stumbles his way to the finish line—Rick Santorum continues to perform favorably in polls for the upcoming Michigan primary, prompting talk of an alterna-candidate or a brokered...
View ArticleSundown: Buy Palestinian
• It’s been a bull market for Palestinian stocks. In the words of one analyst, “The ‘Arab Spring’ type risks already existed in Palestinian territories, it’s already priced in and there’s nothing new...
View ArticleTV, Guide!
Last Sunday night, with a mere flick of a finger on the remote control, viewers were able to catch a glimpse of television at its highest and lowest. Up above, in the thin air of Olympus, stood the...
View ArticleBeat the Clock
From an American perspective, it seems that the White House has finally gotten serious about bringing the Iranian nuclear program to a halt. After President Obama’s policy of engagement came up empty,...
View ArticleHouse Rules
There is kosher and then there is kosher. I have known this truth for years, but last month I learned how much trust enters the axiom when cooking in a private home. For the past four years, I have...
View ArticleDaybreak: Settlements Prompt Newer Wrist-Slap
• ISRAEL SAID IT WOULD RETROACTIVELY APPROVE 180 homes in a West Bank outpost. Blink and you’ll miss it, but the U.S. response—that this is “not helpful” for getting back to peace talks—is different...
View ArticleNo Second Iraq
In case your memory needed refreshing, yesterday’s front-page New York Times story noted the parallel between the run-up to the invasion of Iraq and current talk over Iran. And just as important as...
View ArticleKosher Challenge
Today in Tablet Magazine, food columnist Joan Nathan reports on what happens when well-known chefs are tasked with cooking a meal in a kosher home for a fundraiser. House Rules
View ArticleContraception: A Defense
At last night’s Republican primary debate in Arizona, which somehow was only the 20th, the contraception question that has dogged Rick Santorum, who personally opposes it, came up again. Echoing what...
View ArticleLady Literature’s Lover
Each week, we select the most interesting Jewish obituary. This week, it’s that of Barney Rosset (father, not mother), who died Tuesday. Rosset was the man behind Grove Press (based on Grove Street in...
View ArticleBad Timing
Today in Tablet Magazine, Lee Smith argues that the clock is ticking as tensions escalate between Israel and Iran. Beat the Clock
View ArticleThe Jewish Roles of Meryl Streep
The Academy Awards are this Sunday night. Meryl Streep, the talented, mercurial grande dame of movie acting, is likely going to win her second Oscar (on her 17th nomination) for her portrayal of former...
View ArticleRemote Control
Today in Tablet Magazine, Liel Leibovitz suggests that when it comes to sustained storytelling, Downton Abbey is no The Simpsons. TV, Guide!
View ArticleDrama Queen
The folks who’ve brought you Everything’s Coming Up Moses and Eight Days More are pleased to present Don’t Cry For Me, Ahasuerus, a Broadway-themed Purim Spiel. Contributing editor Rachel Shukert and...
View ArticleThe Woody With a Song in His Heart
The first audience question at Tuesday night’s Woody Allen panel was about the filmmaker’s 1981 Broadway play, The Floating Light Bulb. Woody’s response, which didn’t seem that important and which I...
View ArticleSundown: Iran Trumps Settlements
• The Iran issue has shunted the settlements issue to a very far back back-burner. But that doesn’t mean it no longer matters. [Haaretz] • This headline has the best pun in world history. Trust me on...
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Game Changer
Your instinct at the end of the first quarter of a Knicks game might be to stand up and stretch your legs. But be warned: There’s a good chance you’ll be chided, with various degrees of politeness, to...
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Dictatorial
Just in case you’re lying dead in a ditch somewhere—or more alarmingly, don’t have a television—I’m taking it upon myself to remind you that the 84th Academy Awards are Sunday night....
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