Observation ·
Brazil’s Bizarre Love of Comparing Things to the Holocaust
By Igor SabinoFrequent and outrageous use of Holocaust imagery is now part-and-parcel of Brazilian political dialogue. How did this happen, and why?
Coronavirus
Latest Mosaic Content for Coronavirus
Observation ·
The Miracle of Jewish Pandemic Giving
By Jack WertheimerLong criticized in certain quarters for being, in essence, too Jewish, Jewish donors have risen admirably to the coronavirus occasion, proving their value once again.
Observation ·
What the Current Situation Requires
By Jonathan SilverWe’re living in a period of disintegration in which the cultural and political bedrock is shifting beneath us. How should a magazine like Mosaic meet this moment?
Observation ·
No Zoom Window into the Soul: Notes on Teaching in the Time of COVID
By Yehuda HalperI lack the showmanship of America’s famous talk-radio hosts, but even Rush Limbaugh didn't try to teach Maimonides and al-Farabi on the radio.
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The Opportunity of the Pandemic for Liberal Synagogues
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
What Happened in Lakewood
By Eli SteinbergCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Lessons for Streaming Synagogues from the Evangelical Experience
By Andrew T. WalkerCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
How Will Synagogues Survive?
By Jack WertheimerIt's been a year since most American synagogues closed their doors. Will the practices they adopted to survive undermine their prospects when the pandemic ends?
Observation ·
How Has Israel Vaccinated So Many People So Quickly?
By Tamara BerensThe Jewish state is leading the world in vaccinations, a welcome fact that almost nobody properly understands.
Observation ·
Notes on Getting Married in Israel in a Pandemic
By Tamara BerensMarriage in Israel has always been allowed during lockdown, even amid the very highest infection rates. So, as quarantine loomed, my then-fiancé and I went on with our plans.
Observation ·
American Orthodoxy’s Twilight of Authority
By Shlomo ZuckierWhen the established rabbis go silent, others, including civic-minded philanthropists and charismatic outsiders with inflammatory social-media presences, fill the void.
Observation ·
American Judaism’s Old Dinosaurs Roar Again
By Jack WertheimerAfter being written off for years as slow and outmoded, Jewish federations and other large institutions are proving themselves indispensable in their response to COVID-19.
Observation ·
Notes on Moving to Israel in a Pandemic
By Tamara BerensThe ancient Israelites, wandering in the wilderness, had more plentiful provisions than British Airways on this particular evening. How would I—we—get through this journey?
Observation ·
Will New York City’s Orthodox Jews Leave Too?
By Tamara BerensAfter a summer of chaos, wealthy and secular New Yorkers are fleeing in droves. Brooklyn's Jews aren't thrilled, but for them leaving isn't so easy, or so desirable.
Monthly Essay ·
Israel’s Deep State Is Undemocratic, Unaccountable, and Completely Indispensable
By Haviv Rettig GurHow does Israel keep functioning despite constant political turmoil? Meet the opaque group of unelected bureaucrats that the country’s politicians rely on to save it from themselves.
Response ·
What Will Come of Jewish Education When Educators Have Ceded Their Authority?
By Eric CohenCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
New Technology Alone Won’t Save Jewish Education
By David FohrmanCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
The Jewish Schools of the Future
By Eric CohenAfter the Great Disruption, a new renaissance can emerge, marrying Jewish classical education and novel technology, and confronting the cultural crisis with Jewish exceptionalism.
Observation ·
Why Do Israelis Have So Many Words for “Wear,” and Which One Applies to Wearing One’s Coronavirus Face Mask?
By PhilologosIn English, one “wears” just about everything, from clothes to hats to perfume. In Hebrew, there's a different verb for each of these items and more.
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Can the Zoom Seder Foster Faith?
By Shalom CarmyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
In Rejecting the Zoom Seder, What Did Orthodox Jews Affirm?
By Chaim SaimanWhat the headline-making rabbinic showdown over online seders reveals about Jewish law and its limits.
Observation ·
What “Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa” Teaches About Our Own Plague-Stricken Time
By Martin KramerA famous and sorely misunderstood painting of Napoleon touching plague victims in Palestine illuminates the current moment.
Observation ·
What Aliyah Looks Like (for My Family at Least) in 2020
By Sarah RindnerEven while we currently adhere to responsible social distancing, the sheer wonder of acculturating into life in the Jewish state is far from wearing-off.
Observation ·
Does Jewish Law Oblige Doctors to Risk Their Own Health to Heal the Sick?
By Shlomo BrodyThose with greater ability to help are called upon to bear greater risk.
