Words of the Week: Matti Friedman, Daniel Gordis, Yossi Klein Halevi

Yes, these three—again!

If you missed it, you can catch the recording of their webinar for Diaspora Jews (moderated by the Times of Israel‘s Amanda Borschel-Dan this past Monday).

Recording of “Diaspora Jews: Time to Take a Stand.”

Here’s an accompanying compilation of recommended resources.

(Don’t have time for the full recording? You can also consult this solid summary by Gary Rosenblatt.)

Jewish Literary Links

an open book (with Hebrew pages visible); subtitle reads "Jewish Literary Links"
Image by Yedidia Klein from Pixabay

Something a tad different this week.

Later today, the September issue of The Practicing Writer 2.0, my monthly newsletter for writers, will be going out to subscribers. This month’s issue includes multiple competitions and calls that seek explicitly Jewish work.

I thought that I’d offer My Machberet readers a preview.

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