Issue 28
Summer 2026
Not Goodbye, See You Later
. . . there is, as we firmly believe, so much good in the world to highlight.
Berlin
What is happening in America today is not the same as what happened in Germany during the run-up to World War II, nor is it the same as what happened during the establishment of Soviet-controlled East Germany. But the parallels are undeniable, and it makes me queasy. How did people back then determine whether—and when—to leave? And how many paid a terrible price for getting it wrong?
And You Shall Love
May we, like Rachel, find the strength to be God’s emissaries of love here on earth.
Jewish Questions, Universal Answers with Jordi Mand
I don’t think In Seven Days offers answers. What it offers is space for people to ask difficult questions together, and I've come to believe that can be just as valuable.
A Year of Recipes
When I heard that Niv was taking a year-long break, I felt compelled to think about a year’s worth of recipes in the context of the Jewish calendar.
Kelsey's Top 10 Books Of All Time
Throughout this genre-bending book, filled with essays in various formats, Whitehead explores his relationship with the Canadian prairie, as well as what it means to be Indigenous in the modern world while maintaining a relationship with the natural world.
Moses Cohen Henriques: Silver and Vengeance
I was no longer merely the curious boy who haunted the docks with a notebook in his coat. I had become a destroyer of empires.