When compiling a mental list of national Jewish-American media, a few publications such as Tablet, Kveller and Forward might readily come to mind. If you’re interested in hearing from an even greater diversity of voices, here are a nine other magazines, blogs and journals to explore. (But, just to be clear, I compiled these suggestions to encourage online discovery and this should not be construed as some sort of definitive list of my “best of” recommendations.)
- Commentary Magazine – Founded in 1945 by the American Jewish Committee, it has become a premier site of neoconservative intellectual debate, writing about the future of Jews and Judaism in the U.S. and Israel.
- Cross-Currents – An online journal featuring diverse Orthodox voices writing about contemporary issues relevant to the Orthodox community.
- Heeb Magazine: The New Jew Review – Founded in Brooklyn in 2001, this publication is for the “plugged-in and preached-out” with sections covering “shtetl bunnies,” “gratuitous Jewess” and “culture.”
- Jewcy – Tablet Magazine’s younger brother blog includes posts about faith, food, relationships and more.
- Jewschool: Progressive Jews & Views – An “ironic and iconoclastic” forum where self-identified progressive Jews can debate and share ideas.
- Lilith Magazine – Named after the woman created before Eve, Lilith and its blog feature writing that is “independent, Jewish & frankly feminist.” It’s worth exploring the back issues!
- New Voices: News and Views of Campus Jews – This is the ONLY national publication written and edited by and for Jewish college students. If you’re curious about the deal with millennial Jews, click here.
- Tikkun Magazine – This Jewish magazine and interfaith movement features articles by writers of all faiths informed by the Jewish concept of Tikkun—to heal, or repair, the world.
- Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Though and Culture – Although this self-described hub for U.S.-based Jewish social justice movements is currently on hiatus, their thought-provoking pieces on Jewish art, culture and spirituality remain relevant.
—Hadas Binyamini, Coordinator, Student Learning & Community Engagement
