Europe Takes Aim at Kosher Slaughter; Big Synagogues; Playing Harp in Jerusalem; Cosmopolitanism and Orthodoxy; Warren Buffett and Black Lives Matter

[View this email in your browser]( December 23, 2020 • Tevet 8, 5781 # # [Europe’s Highest Court Gives Its Approval to Attempts to Outlaw Jewish and Muslim Life]( In upholding bans on kosher and halal animal slaughter, Europe’s Court of Justice affirmed the acceptability of an ugly new expression of an old prejudice [BY YAIR ROSENBERG](#) # [Thinking Big]( How American synagogues grew into giant complexes with cavernous sanctuaries [BY JENNA WEISSMAN JOSELIT](#) [Advertisement](#) # [Holy Land Harps]( I played for the evangelical Christians in Jerusalem, but the angels sang for me [BY LIZ ROSE](#) # [Heidi of Princeton]( In defense of religion: Why virtues and traditions are primary and beliefs derivative, not the other way around [BY MOSHE KOPPEL](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Pesachim 32]( Today’s Daf Yomi page tells us a bit about the privileges of the Kohanim, the priests who served in the ancient Temple. DECEMBER 23, 2020 [Is Warren Buffett the Wallet Behind Black Lives Matter?]( The Tides Network is a powerful instrument leveraged by billionaires working to change America, while shielding their philanthropic dollars from public scrutiny. Here’s how it works. [BY SEAN COOPER](#) [Saint Joseph: The Forgotten ‘Father Christmas’]( A modest proposal concerning one noted dreamer [BY CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY](#) # # 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](