Jewish Immigrants on Independence Day; Lutheran Church Gone Woke?; All About Arak; From the Archives: Will Power Change Ben-Gvir?

[View this email in your browser]( 30 June, 2023 • 11 Tamuz, 5783 [Advertisement](#) PICK UP THE TAB [DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ISSUE]( # [Fitting In on the Fourth of July]( For Jewish immigrants more than a century ago, Independence Day offered a chance to demonstrate their American identity—quietly [BY JENNA WEISSMAN JOSELIT](#) # [How to Get Excommunicated in 2023]( Is Ryan Turnipseed an ‘alt-right Christian extremist’ or has the Lutheran Church gone woke? [BY K](#)ATHERINE DEE # [Every Day Is Like 9/11]( A new concept album puts tragedy on repeat [BY D](#)AVID MEIR GROSSMAN LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Gittin 45 and 46]( In today’s Talmud pages, talking birds, prison escapes, and witchcraft JUNE 30, 2023 # [The Magic of Arak]( This anise-flavored liquor is perfect for cocktails. It’s also medicinal. And according to some, it can even do miracles. [BY D](#)ANA KESSLER # [The Rise of Itamar Ben-Gvir]( The Kahanist who embodies the fears and drives roiling beneath the shiny surface of the Start-up Nation is now only an election away from real political power. Will it change him? [BY A](#)RMIN ROSEN IN THE SCROLL In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court on Thursday banned the practice of affirmative action in college admission. The court ruled that by taking race into account, the admissions criteria used by Harvard University and University of North Carolina—private and public institutions, respectively—violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution and must be changed. [READ ALL ABOUT IT IN OUR DAILY AFTERNOON 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](