Contents SUMMER 2026 | 5786 ַַקקִִייץ
Letter from the Editor ........... 8
IN THE BEGINNING
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13 The Kibbitz: Adam Mintz
A rabbi discusses the changing dynamics of conversion after the pandemic and October 7. by AVI FINEGOLD 18 On One Foot: Cremation Is it wrong for a Jew to be cremated? by AVI FINEGOLD 41 Eating Our Feelings: Elana Sckolnick’s MishMash Eggs by COREY MINTZ CULTURE KLATSCH 44 Bookish: Nebbishette — A Lost Sensibility Self-deprecating straight women were once a fixture of Jewish and mainstream culture. by PHOEBE MALTZ BOVY 50 Jewdar Forthcoming books, films, and other new releases of note.
A FAMILY TRADITION WITH ROOTS THAT GO BACK THREE GENERATIONS: MISHMASH EGGS.
56 Comic An evening with Rose Lipszyc. by MIRIAM LIBICKI
ON THE COVER: The photographer and writer who created this issue’s photo essay sat with about a dozen subjects to ex- plore the complicated intersection of identity and appearance.
CLARIFICATION: Our essay on Judy Blume (Spring 2026) described the recent biography of her as “autho- rized.” While Blume did participate robustly in the biography as it was being researched and gave the author multiple interviews, as was revealed more recently in The New York Times , Blume’s involvement waned over the course of the writing and she decided not to join in events promoting the book after publication. We have also clarified that the private correspon- dence the author consulted, apart from his own with his subjects, was in publicly accessible archives.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHLOMI AMIGA
4 SUMMER 2026
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