The Sit-Down Ideas Why Donniel Hartman sees a brighter Israeli future — in 2026 The president of the Shalom Hartman Institute says a “new social coalition” is forming around opposition to the Israeli government’s judicial reform plans. By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 30, 2023 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas At the heart of the film ‘Oppenheimer’ is a clash between real-life Jews Jack Shlachter, a rabbi and physicist, explores the antagonism between J. Robert Oppenheimer and his chief inquisitor. July 16, 2023 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas A legal scholar sizes up the religious argument against abortion bans Elizabeth Reiner Platt says Jews are part of a long history of faith groups saying that abortion rights are religious rights. July 9, 2023 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas Rabbi David Wolpe, stepping down from a top pulpit, wants you to stop arguing and start listening By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 2, 2023 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas A new book made me appreciate Jewish Sunday schools — and the volunteer women who have powered them By Andrew Silow-Carroll June 18, 2023 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas Letty Cottin Pogrebin wants Jews to own up to the corrosive power of shame By Andrew Silow-Carroll May 21, 2023 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas A scholar sees a common root for antisemitism and racism: ‘Christian supremacy’ By Andrew Silow-Carroll May 14, 2023 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas Why a liberal Zionist rabbi isn’t taking to the streets over Israel’s judicial reform plan By Andrew Silow-Carroll April 30, 2023 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas ‘The Jewish Catalog’ turbocharged DIY Judaism. 50 years later, one of its editors is back with a ‘bookend.’ By Andrew Silow-Carroll April 2, 2023 6:45 am
The Sit-Down Ideas A history of Mel Brooks as a ‘disobedient Jew’ By Andrew Silow-Carroll March 5, 2023 7:00 am