The Maneater

REVIEW | ‘Landscapes of Memory’ examines the intersection of the responsibility of remembering

Leah Galant critiques the weaponization of memory, identity and experiences through the lives and memories of artists ...
The Forward

The Jewish afterlife: How New York preserves memories across generations

The news of my great-uncle Archie’s death broke on our family WhatsApp group a few weeks back. He was 91 years old, a geochemist for the Weitzman Institute of Science in Israel, and the last living ...
San Diego Jewish WorldOpinion

Blessings for those who protect the Jewish people

Rabbi Sacks taught that strong societies are built on responsibility. When people dedicate themselves to protecting and ...
The Jewish Exponent

Responding to Jewish Tragedy: Remembering to Forget

On Oct. 27, we marked five years since the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue. We did this while we try to comprehend the horrors of the recent modern-day pogrom in Israel, where thousands have ...
Jewish Press

From Memory To Action: Reflecting On October 7 And Yom Kippur

Having just marked the first anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel, and with Yom Kippur on the horizon, this is a moment that calls for reflection on the meaning of memory. The Aseret Yemei ...
Jewish Journal

Asher Yatzar: A Blessing of Radical Consciousness!

There is a traditional Jewish blessing that I recite every time I come out of the bathroom (asher yatzar). In this blessing, we celebrate that our bodies are miraculously working, expressing gratitude ...
The Forward

Of course remembering is a quintessential Jewish trait, but let’s not forget about forgetting

Sometimes scrutinizing ancient Jewish law reveals not just strictures and admonitions, but also benign acceptance and humaneness. Such is the conclusion of Fractured Tablets, Mira Balberg’s new book ...