Living Through Terror

The black swans of Rosh Hashana

October 6, 2024

The term “black swan effect” refers to the kinds of big phenomena one never thought would happen and that have a potentially catastrophic outcome. How does that relate to Rosh Hashana?

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Can you still feel joy?

September 10, 2024

As Jody and I embark on a vacation, we wonder – can we still feel joy while our people are in the midst of war? And then Hersh happened.

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How to fight antisemitism

July 28, 2024

The resurgence of antisemitism in the 21st century has been unnerving and dangerous, but it shouldn’t come as a surprise, writes Bari Weiss.

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“Dissident dialogues” pits pro- and anti-Israel pundits against each other

June 30, 2024

To understand why the world seems to have erupted in antisemitic rhetoric after October 7, listen to this debate from “Dissident Dialogues.”

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Intimacy during war

March 9, 2024

War is hell, not just on the battlefield but in the bedroom. When partners are consumed by the news, it’s hard to keep one’s mind clear for romance.

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Where are our Jewish space lasers?

February 10, 2024

If Hezbollah goes to war with Israel, we’re going to need an entirely new kind of weapon. Like when Marjorie Taylor Greene said we have “Jewish Space Lasers.”

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First-hand report of antisemitism at The New School

January 27, 2024

Jonathan Telsin, a 21-year-old trumpet player from Tel Aviv, has been living in New York City where he’s studying jazz at The New School. Then Oct. 7 happened.

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Jihad – Where religion and murder meet

December 17, 2023

Want to understand the war between Israel and Hamas. Sam Harris addresses the connection between religion, murder and jihad in his podcast.

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Are missiles messing with your love life?

November 5, 2023

As the initial shock recedes and the war proceeds apace, rockets remain a constant. And that’s messing with my love life. What else?

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Superheroes in the Middle East

October 20, 2023

As the events unfolded on Oct. 7, I found myself hoping that a superhero would intercede, as in Harry Turtledove’s alternative history.

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