A microcosm of just how hard it is to build bridges toward peaceful coexistence in Israel, as told through shouts across a room in NYC of observant Jews committed to civil rights.
i love history that makes me hungry.
Mira is not just an oyster consumer and oyster shucker, she is an oyster farmer knee deep in the biology, ecosystem and lore. Such an epic and fun read.
A delicious appreciation from @miraefox.bsky.social of oysters and their surprisingly central place in American Jewish cuisine.
As it happens, I'll be talking with this article's author, @jonathanmahler.bsky.social, about his NYC 1986-1990 book "Gods of New York" on Tuesday eve, hosted by @downtownny.bsky.social. It's free — come join us!
A revealing and fair look at NYC's rent battle, including a landlord opening his books. One detail gets mentioned and then dropped as Mamdani's top tenant organizer spells out her social housing vision: as much as half of city revenue is property taxes.
"Politicians understand that uncritical support for Israel is no longer compatible with the Democratic mainstream" — @emilyctamkin.bsky.social on Gavin Newsom's "sort of an apartheid state" watershed moment.
Putting a target on the folks who brought the world the (entirely peaceful) Mitzvah Tank.
Come work with me at @forward.com! We're looking for a managing editor to work with our phenomenal team.
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Your morning reading on Reza Pahlavi, the scion offering to be Iran's transitional leader if the regime falls.
Beyond the threat Iran poses to Israel and its own people, Jews in Iran have been living in an impossible situation where the only way to survive is to genuflect to the regime. We posted this at @forward.com yesterday, before the strike began and ahead of Purim, which begins Monday night.
In the aftermath of Oct. 7, many rush to paint the pro-Palestinian movement in the U.S. as supporters of Hamas terrorism — often relying on tenuous claims about slogans and political platforms that didn't hold up to scrutiny. 🧵
Young adults are becoming more likely to tell pollsters that they see Hamas as a militant resistance group, rejecting the label "terrorist." But views also defy simple labels, @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social found in this look at the numbers.
WNBC says another 5-6 hours of snow to go. Central Park already at 15," per the NWS weather stations. Newark Airport has gotten 18" already. Long Island has gotten socked with between 18-22". x.com/NWSNewYorkNY...
Almost all Ethopian Jews in the U.S. arrived via Israel, and their ties have made them a target. Said one: “For a long time, I felt like that extra layer of being Black almost protected me, because people are scared of being called racist...I don’t think I have that extra armor anymore."
"The likelihood of the U.S. striking Iran is currently the top trending market on Polymarket, with $313 million wagered." From @miraefox.bsky.social
A Marty Supreme review as meant to be heard: in Yiddish (with English subtitles)
Romance is the last literary genre frontier for me. Philip Roth does not count.
My colleague @talyazax.bsky.social checked in with sometime adversary/sometime friend Abe Foxman, the longtime past ADL leader, on the legacy of Jesse Jackson. Foxman said: "We have to learn that people can change their minds and hearts."
Do read @louiskeene.bsky.social's profile of a DSA city council member who is a serious contender to be the next mayor of LA — and taking a different approach from the group and NYC's Zohran Mamdani when it comes to Israel.
I’ve changed publications but am still on Inside City Hall @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social occasional Wednesday eves. Tonight around 7:40 and again at 11:40, Gerson Borrero, @errollouis.bsky.social and I talk Mamdani’s tax gambit, rent freeze prospects and Jesse Jackson. TIL it streams on YouTube!
Mimouna is a Moroccan celebration in which Muslims bring Jews flour and fixings for a post-Passover kitchen reboot. Honoring it on campus is just one of the ways students are finding what they have in common.
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Why is Frederick Wiseman so revered? There’s no substitute for watching his works, but for now read Dan Friedman’s appreciation.
My colleague @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social got the first interview with @phylisawisdom.bsky.social, Mamdani's appointee as antisemitism watchdog. See what she said.
Just you wait for the Bintel Brief reboot.
"At points the rabbis prophesize all sorts of ills to come out of bad sex (which includes, variously, sex both standing up and sitting down), but they also have some pretty solid advice." As related by @miraefox.bsky.social
The longtime director of the ADL’s Center on Extremism — which tracks this kind of thing on social media — left last month to work for another watchdog group that has been deeply critical of the ADL’s political shift
This disinformation about the Canadian mass shooter circulated widely (including on a syndicated post @forward.com published and has since unpublished) before the ADL retracted it. This is from the nation's leading antisemitism watchdog.
