Why Are Elites More Miserable Than the General Public?

Walter Russell Mead explains • [View this email in your browser]( October 6, 2023 • Tishrei 21, 5784 PICK UP THE TAB Vol. 2, Issue 36: Reading in print and online, censorship out of the White House, Judaism through the lens of disability, an apple strudel recipe, and more [DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ISSUE]( [What Is Shemini Atzeret, Anyway?]( We ask the experts about the High Holiday season’s least-understood festival [BY ZACHARY SCHRIEBER](#) [Finding the Magic in Shemini Atzeret]( For the witches at Jewitch Camp, observing the holiday means combining Jewish prayers with neo-pagan rituals [BY MERISSA NATHAN GERSON](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # WHAT REALLY MATTERS [Americans Are Happier Than You Think]( This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss why so many Americans are living at home, the Biden administration’s Iran policy, whether parts of Oregon will break off and join Idaho, and why elites are more miserable than normies OCTOBER 5, 2023 # [A Convert’s First Simchat Torah]( When the holiday turned my synagogue into a chaotic nightclub, I finally felt like part of the Jewish community [BY SIÂN GIBBY](#) # [Rolling Up a Different Kind of Strudel]( This humble pastry is the perfect dish for Simchat Torah. And it’ll cure your hangover, too. [BY JOAN NATHAN](#) # # 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](