Oct. 7 and the Literary World; Israel Mourns a Fallen Filipino Hero; Parshat Shemini

[View this email in your browser]( April 3, 2024 • Adar II 24, 5784 [Advertisement](#) # [Poetry After October 7th]( The high arts are becoming an open sewer fueled by antisemitic hate. How can we continue to publish and create? [BY MAXIM D. SHRAYER](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # SIVAN SAYS [Shemini]( On the latest episode of our new podcast devoted to the weekly parsha, we learn what the death of Aaron’s sons can teach us about the importance of silence APRIL 3, 2024 # [‘I Love This Country and Want to Protect the People’]( The son of Filipino immigrants, Cydrick Garin grew up in Israel as a ‘temporary resident.’ He worked security for the prime minister, rose through the ranks of the IDF, and became an Israeli citizen before being killed in combat in Gaza. [BY HILLEL KUTTLER](#) IN THE SCROLL Israeli officials have apologized for—and promised an investigation into—a series of drone strikes that killed seven international aid workers from World Central Kitchen in central Gaza on Monday. The convoy, which WCK leaders said had coordinated its movements with the IDF and was traveling in a “de-conflicted zone” after dropping off an aid shipment, appears to have been targeted by mistake, leading to the deaths of Australian, British, and Polish staffers, as well as American Palestinian and Canadian Palestinian dual nationals. [READ ALL ABOUT IT]( # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](