Solving a 100-Year-Old Murder Mystery; Summer Reads: Jeremy Sigler on David Blaine; the Talmud on Relationships

[View this email in your browser]( August 19, 2022 • Av 22, 5782 PICK UP THE TAB [WHILE AWAY THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER WITH THIS SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE. DOWNLOAD—AND PRINT—IT TODAY!]( # [Solving a Winnipeg Murder Mystery, 100 Years Later]( An August 19, 1913, inquest into a young Jewish mother’s murder came up empty. The victim’s great-grandson shares how he cracked the century-old cold case. [BY TABLET PODCASTS](#) # [David Blaine Goes Up and Up and Up to Heaven]( Can the great illusionist make suffering, anxiety, and death disappear? [BY JEREMY SIGLER](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Ketubot 44 and 45]( Today’s Talmud pages give us a solid bit of relationship advice. Rabbi Sari Laufer joins us to explain why the rabbis warned against defaming your wife, and what the status of your physical intimacy had to do with the state of your relationship. AUGUST 19, 2022 [Leaked Video of Finland’s Prime Minister Dancing at a Party Goes Viral]( Scolds say her behavior was a little too exuberant—and potentially fueled by drugs FROM THE SCROLL [The New York City Aesthetic, 1962-Now]( A trio of new works—an exhibition at the Jewish Museum; a documentary about the Chelsea Hotel; and a book about hip-hop legend Biggie Smalls—tracks some 60 years in the cultural life of the city DAVID SUGARMAN IN THE BACK PAGES # # 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](