Tablet Magazine
Encyclopedia
Tablet Magazine is a two-time National Magazine Award-winning online publication of Jewish life, arts, and ideas. Sponsored by Nextbook
, it was launched in June 2009. Its Editor in Chief is Alana Newhouse
.
Tablet magazine runs several new pieces each day, in addition to hourly updates on its blog, The Scroll. It also produces weekly installments of its podcast, Vox Tablet.
Tablet’s regular contributors include the cultural critic Adam Kirsch
; theater critic Judith Miller
; music critic Elizabeth Wurtzel
; novelists Etgar Keret
and Shalom Auslander
; food writer Joan Nathan
; and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg
. Its new editor is Bari Weiss, formerly of the Wall Street Journal.
Notable Stories
In June of 2009, Tablet’s podcast, Vox Tablet, ran a piece by reporter Eric Molinsky, about the unknown history of the Jewish actresses who were Bollywood’s biggest stars in the 1920s and 1930s. The piece was one of three that won Tablet its first National Magazine Award.
In December of 2009, Tablet introduced an original Hannukah song penned by Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah. The song came about as a result of a conversation between Hatch and Goldberg, who complained about the dearth of Jewish holiday tunes. An amateur lyricist, the senator took up the challenge and produced the still-popular song.
In April of 2010, Tablet’s blogger, Marc Tracy, wrote a humorous post arguing the cookie dough ought to be kosher for Passover, as it, too, is unleavened. The post was one of several that won Tablet its second National Magazine Award.
In December of 2010, a satirical cartoon by playwright David Mamet about the Jewish tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas became an Internet phenomenon.
In February of 2011, in its Torah commentary column, Tablet broke news of the existence of Premiere on Call, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications that provides radio talk shows with actors pretending to be real callers. The story led to outraged reactions from notable pundits like Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, and Keith Olbermann.
In July of 2011, Tablet columnist Michelle Goldberg wrote a widely read analysis of the tense relations between Jewish voters and the Republican Party, increasingly dominated by evangelical Christians.
In September of 2011, Judith Miller became the first American journalist to interview Yitzhak Levanon, Israel’s ambassador to Egypt, following the attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo.
Nextbook
Nextbook is a nonprofit, Jewish organization founded in 2003 to promote Jewish literature, culture, and ideas. The organization sponsors public lectures, commissions books on Jewish topics, and publishes an online magazine, Tablet Magazine....
, it was launched in June 2009. Its Editor in Chief is Alana Newhouse
Alana Newhouse
Alana Newhouse is a writer and editor.Newhouse grew up in Lawrence, New York.She is a graduate of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, a 1997 graduate of Barnard College, and a 2002 graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.After college, Newhouse worked for...
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Tablet magazine runs several new pieces each day, in addition to hourly updates on its blog, The Scroll. It also produces weekly installments of its podcast, Vox Tablet.
Tablet’s regular contributors include the cultural critic Adam Kirsch
Adam Kirsch
Adam Kirsch is an American poet and literary critic.-Early life and education:Kirsch is the son of lawyer, author, and biblical scholar Jonathan Kirsch, and a 1997 graduate of Harvard College.-Career:...
; theater critic Judith Miller
Judith Miller
Judith Miller may refer to:* Judith Miller , American journalist* Judith Miller , French philosopher* Judith Miller , TV presenter and writer* Judith McCoy Miller, author of Christian fiction...
; music critic Elizabeth Wurtzel
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel is an American corporate attorney, writer and journalist, known for her work in the confessional memoir genre. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School.-Early life:...
; novelists Etgar Keret
Etgar Keret
Etgar Keret is an Israeli writer known for his short stories, graphic novels, and scriptwriting for film and television.-Personal Life:Keret was born in Ramat Gan, Israel in 1967. He is a third child to parents who survived the Holocaust. He lives in Tel Aviv with his wife, Shira Geffen, and...
and Shalom Auslander
Shalom Auslander
Shalom Auslander is an American author and essayist. He grew up in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Monsey, New York where he describes himself as having been "raised like a veal". His writing style is notable for its Jewish perspective and determinedly negative outlook...
; food writer Joan Nathan
Joan Nathan
Joan Nathan is an award-winning American author of cookbooks. She has also produced TV documentaries on the subject of Jewish cuisine.-Biography:...
; and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg
Jeffrey Goldberg
Jeffrey Mark Goldberg is an American journalist. He is an author and a staff writer for The Atlantic, having previously worked for The New Yorker. Goldberg writes principally on foreign affairs, with a focus on the Middle East and Africa...
. Its new editor is Bari Weiss, formerly of the Wall Street Journal.
Notable Stories
In June of 2009, Tablet’s podcast, Vox Tablet, ran a piece by reporter Eric Molinsky, about the unknown history of the Jewish actresses who were Bollywood’s biggest stars in the 1920s and 1930s. The piece was one of three that won Tablet its first National Magazine Award.
In December of 2009, Tablet introduced an original Hannukah song penned by Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah. The song came about as a result of a conversation between Hatch and Goldberg, who complained about the dearth of Jewish holiday tunes. An amateur lyricist, the senator took up the challenge and produced the still-popular song.
In April of 2010, Tablet’s blogger, Marc Tracy, wrote a humorous post arguing the cookie dough ought to be kosher for Passover, as it, too, is unleavened. The post was one of several that won Tablet its second National Magazine Award.
In December of 2010, a satirical cartoon by playwright David Mamet about the Jewish tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas became an Internet phenomenon.
In February of 2011, in its Torah commentary column, Tablet broke news of the existence of Premiere on Call, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications that provides radio talk shows with actors pretending to be real callers. The story led to outraged reactions from notable pundits like Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, and Keith Olbermann.
In July of 2011, Tablet columnist Michelle Goldberg wrote a widely read analysis of the tense relations between Jewish voters and the Republican Party, increasingly dominated by evangelical Christians.
In September of 2011, Judith Miller became the first American journalist to interview Yitzhak Levanon, Israel’s ambassador to Egypt, following the attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo.