Ask 72 Jews About God, Get Infinite Opinions
Philosopher Andrew Pessin takes a look at Jewish thought through the ages, discovers “exhilarating” disagreement.
Jewish News and Commentary
This section is home to everything Jewish, including my commentaries, book reviews, podcasts, books, and other projects.
Author Says Enough Already with Tikkun Olam, or Healing the World; That’s Not Judaism
Is Tikkun Olam ripping Judaism apart? I interviewed author Jonathan Neumann for Publishers Weekly.
Private Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion
In this audio excerpt of my memoir, I am 19 years old and learn an important lesson about perception and reality in Muslim-Jewish relations; and I begin my accidental Jewish journalism career.
Comrade Stalin Met His Match With Author Arkady Polishchuk, Former Jewish Refusnik
There are very few living people who can relate this story of life under communist rule.
Rabbi Firestone Opens My Eyes on Holocaust Trauma Inherited by Future Generations
The solution is to do what many Jews already do—channel that pain into easing the suffering of others.
Paks 1918: A Hungarian Pogrom and a Prelude
This is a memory of a memory from my grandfather, who hid in a wine barrel from an anti-Jewish rampage.
Jewish OCD and the Ghosts of Yom Kippur Past
I have a complex relationship between struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder and the comfort of Jewish ritual.
From Lipstadt, I Learned How Antisemitism is the World’s Oldest Conspiracy Theory
The Holocaust scholar helped me realize that there is no difference between “left wing” and “right wing” antisemitism, since they all draw upon the same mythology of Jewish power.
In Search of the American Jewish Future
Is ‘cultural Judaism’ sustainable, or are God and synagogue necessary? It’s a question I asked author Jack Wertheimer.
Anti-Semitism on the Left: What Happens When Your Cause Turns Against You? Podcast
From the Dyke March to the Women’s March, social justice organizations have become hostile to Jews.