A Conversation With Converts; Memorial Day Musings; Literary Lepidoptery; Shakshuka at Showtime

Walter Russell Mead on California • [View this email in your browser]( May 24, 2023 • Sivan 4, 5783 # [‘I’m a Jew. If That’s a Problem, That’s Your Problem.’]( A roundtable discussion with converts to Judaism about why they chose to become Jews, where they have and haven’t felt welcome, and what they think about everything from brisket to Zionism to wearing a Star of David [BY ABIGAIL POGREBIN](#) # [War and Remembrance]( Recalling battles between nations, and between relatives, at a family funeral [BY ALTER YISRAEL SHIMON FEUERMAN](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Gittin 8]( Today’s Talmud page includes a discussion between the rabbis about where the land ends and the sea begins MAY 24, 2022 # [Build Back Red California]( The transformation of Dust Bowl migrants into surfing suburbanites was a social and economic miracle that supercharged the American dream. It can be replicated today. [BY WALTER RUSSELL MEAD](#) # [In the Net of Composer N.]( A tale of collaboration [BY MAXIM D. SHRAYER](#) # [Cannes Diary]( Shakshuka, espadrilles, and a disappointment from Wes Anderson [BY VLADISLAV DAVIDZON](#) FROM THE SCROLL The cohort of homeless who are 65 and older will soon double if not triple compared to the cohort of five years ago, says Dennis Culhane, a professor and social science researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. “It’s in crisis proportions. It’s in your face,” he said. [READ ABOUT IT IN THE SCROLL, OUR AFTERNOON NEWS DIGEST]( # # 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](