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Matchmaker

“Matchmaker, hell,” Leah spat, “more like a pimp.” She’d just heard the rabbi’s eulogy for…

He’s Not There (2007): Talkin’ Bob Dylan Symposium Blues

A group of some one hundred and fifty scholars, writers, musicians, critics, and other careful…

Surprised by God
Surprised by God
Shadow Play

Translated by Jessica Cohen A Note from the Editor This month’s story from Amir Gutfreund,…

Hillel Zeitlin: The Foundations of Hasidism

Translator’s Introduction Hillel Zeitlin (1871-1942), journalist, political activist, poet, and mystical author, was born and…

A World Written: In Conversation with Tamar Yellin

For a poet the principal unit of beauty is the line: for a prose writer…

Nathan Englander’s The Ministry of Special Cases: Two Reviews by Zeek

Fantasy and Totalitarianism: On Ministering to Special Cases Jay Michaelson Even if you’re Nathan Englander,…