Remembering Adin Steinsaltz; RBG at 13; Parsha in Progress Comes to a Close; Tzom Gedaliah; Ben Marcus

[View this email in your browser]( September 21, 2020 • Tishrei 3, 5781 # # [The Marxist Who Became the World’s Most Influential Talmudic Scholar]( [And the rabbi who helped to guide him](#) [BY REUVEN LEIGH](#) # [Opening the Gates of Jewish Study in the Soviet Union]( [In Memory of R. Adin Even Israel Steinsaltz](#) [BY DAVID ROZENSON](#) [Advertisement](#) [The Fast for the Furious]( [Why Tzom Gedaliah is the observance our angry society desperately needs](#) [BY STUART HALPERN](#) RUTH BADER GINSBURG, 1933-2020 In 1946, a little over a year after Bergen-Belsen was liberated, 13-year-old Ruth Bader wrote an essay for her synagogue bulletin. "[Dare we be at ease?]( she asked. LISTEN TO TABLET # PARSHA IN PROGRESS [Why Torah is Like the Rain]( Episode 54: This week, we conclude the full cycle of parshas with a candid reflection on the end of the podcast, and a consideration of what makes poetry a powerful vehicle for divine messages. SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 # [Keeper of the Flame]( Experimental-fiction king Ben Marcus, the son of a Jewish father and an Irish Catholic mother, may be the best Jewish writer in America [BY DAVID SAMUELS](#) # # 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](