The New Vilna Review
The New Vilna Review is a Boston-based online journal dedicated to exploring ideas about modern Jewish identity from an individual and communal perspective. We publish essays, fiction, poetry, interviews and other media by new and established writers and artists from around the world.
Our Blogs
Thoughts on Goldstone, Part Three: Hamas Reprisals Against Fatah, Israeli Technology, and the Lost Cause of Gaza
As I continue to read through the Goldstone Report I find myself wondering why those who were responsible for investigating events during the war and...
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Israel & Overseas
Laughter, Music and Joy: The New Center for Arts and Culture Celebrates Mimouna
I have to admit that until recently I had never heard of the Jewish holiday of Mimouna, but this year, when I heard that the...
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Arts & Culture
An Evening of Remembrance, a Morning of Education
As Shabbat came to an end this past week I found myself celebrating Havdallah in a quiet, beautiful space within Temple Israel of Boston. As...
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Community News
Goldstone’s Regrets: Part Two
As I continue to read through the Goldstone report, it occurs to me that part of the problem with it is that the commission decided...
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Israel & Overseas
Goldstone’s Regrets: Once Again, Peace is Bogged Down in a Morass of Hatred and Lies
American Middle East policy has often appeared inconsistent or inscrutable from the outside, and in this moment, when America finds itself openly involved in three...
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Israel & Overseas
Between Obedience and Freedom, Thoughts on Desert Wandering
One of the main themes of Pesach is the tension between freewill/action and obedience – something which is characteristic of the Pesach Haggadah, and becomes...
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Judaism & Spirituality
A Tale of Two Lives: Overcoming Oppression and Intolerance in the Middle East and North Africa
When one mentions human rights in a conversation about the Middle East it seems that most people immediately think of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but the...
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Israel & Overseas
Creating a Space for Learning and Dialogue, in Good Times and Bad
Several times this past week I have found myself discussing the various political, humanitarian and military challenges facing the world when it comes to recent...
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Israel & Overseas
It’s Not Just Rockets Killing Jews: The Death of a Family
Last week a horrible act of terrorism was perpetrated in Israel, and seemingly few of the major outlets took notice. I am referring of course...
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Israel & Overseas
Obama's Legacy, in War and Peace
The United States is about to embark, once again, on a military mission in the Arab world, and while I think President Obama’s decision to...
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Israel & Overseas
