Eliyah Hawila, Brooklyn’s Syrian Jewish Imposter; Israel’s Forgotten Immigrant Hanukkah; Ethical Kashrut; Sondheim on Sondheim’s Jewishness

[View this email in your browser]( November 30, 2021 • Kislev 26, 5782 [HANUKKAH]( # [From Beirut to Brooklyn]( Eliyah Hawila fooled everyone, including his would-be bride and Brooklyn’s tightknit Syrian Jewish community, into believing he was a Jew. Now that the secret is out, the question is: Who is he, really? [BY ARMIN ROSEN](#) # [Ethical Kashrut]( Jewish institutions go beyond traditional notions of what makes meat kosher to address everything from climate change to animal welfare to workers’ rights [BY PAULA JACOBS](#) FROM THE ARCHIVE [Matthew Fishbane went on the hunt for the ruins of Solomon’s Temple in the South Pacific and found a bizarre web of connections to Israel]( We read the internet all day so you don’t have to [SIGN UP FOR TABLET’S AFTERNOON NEWS DIGEST]( # [Stephen Sondheim on West Side Jews, Israel, and Cole Porter]( An excerpt from ‘Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish’ about the legendary composer, who died Friday at age 91 [BY ABIGAIL POGREBIN](#) # [The Day of the Million]( Israel’s forgotten secular nationalist Hanukkah holiday was all about welcoming immigrants [BY BY ZACK ROTHBART](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Taanit 18]( Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the author of a new book about Israel’s 2021 conflict with Hamas, joins us to talk about war, moral obligations, and Israel’s military and political choices. NOVEMBER 30, 2021 [Advertisement](#) # # 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](