Grief and Religious Feeling; ‘The Book of Clarence’; Virtual Kaddish; Groundhog Day

Walter Russell Mead on the Iran Deal • [View this email in your browser]( February 2, 2024 • Shevat 23, 5784 # [Coming Together in the Bronx]( A lesson I learned as a child still resonates in the aftermath of the Hamas attack: In the wake of tragedy, Jews often return to our faith and our community. [BY ALTER YISRAEL SHIMON FEUERMAN](#) GROUNDHOG DAY [It’s not just a strange American holiday, or the inspiration for a great movie]( # [‘The Book of Clarence’ Is a Raw, Funny Epistle About Faith]( What begins as a Black ‘Life of Brian’ becomes a wonderful, confusing banquet that puts dull Hollywood box-tickers to shame [BY LIEL LEIBOVITZ](#) # [The Virtues of a Virtual Minyan]( While saying Kaddish for both my parents, I spent nearly two years in various Zoom services—and found them, in some ways, better than the original [BY JENNIFER BLEYER](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # WHAT REALLY MATTERS [What Was the Iran Deal?]( This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss a potential constitutional crisis in Texas, trouble in North Korea, climate activists kneecapping Biden, and an ununified theory of U.S. appeasement of Iran FEBRUARY 1, 2024 IN THE SCROLL On Thursday, The Harvard Crimson reported that Khalid Shah, a top neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School and the vice chair of research in the department of neurosurgery at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, had allegedly committed research fraud in at least 21 academic papers. Is anyone at Harvard legit? [READ ALL ABOUT IT]( # # 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](