Sublime

The laws of kashrut are often pointed to as examples of pure ritual. Truly, however, they should be considered as prime examples of the ethical sensitivity of Jewish law.

“Joe the Jew.”

We were told that our ancestors were definitely not humiliated people facing the reality of American antisemitism, even though that is demonstrated by thousands of court records.

Were Jewry just a family, one could not join Judaism. Either one is born into a family or one is not. Such a pattern would make Jews a “master race” and turn the Torah into a doctrine of tribal improvement.

Nessa época, as mulheres começamos a declarar entre nós que “boas meninas vão para o céu, e meninas más vão a toda parte”, e não havia nem sinal de alguma feminista radical que não se considerasse uma menina “má”.

when all Jews have access to the entire marketplace of ideas and beliefs, an authentic sense of being Jewish—of Jewishness—requires living as a Jew, doing Jewish in some way.

Uncoolness is pretty much Judaism’s brand, which is why cool people find it so threatening—and why Jews who are willing to become cool are absolutely necessary to Hanukkah antisemitism’s success.