Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

May 12, 2015

OPINION Fleeing From Our Faiths Jane Eisner      A new Pew study shows that fewer Americans identify as Christian and more have no religion at all. Jane Eisner asks what we can learn from these dramatic findings, which echo trends seen in Pew’s landmark study of Jews.   CULTURE Was This Really Television's Golden Age? Adam Langer      A new exhibit at the Jewish Museum shows how modernist design influenced the early days of television. But was there ever really a golden age of TV?   OPINION Who's Listening to HIm? J.J. Goldberg      A new encyclical from the Pope will aggressively take up the issue of climate change. But J.J. Goldberg wonders if Catholic members of Congress will be listening.   CULTURE My Venetian Bar Mitzvah Jay Ruttenberg      A Hasid and a secular Jew meet in the old Venetian ghetto. What comes next might seem like a typical encounter — but there’s a twist.     THE ASSIMILATOR Drink Rosé — or Else Jesse Lempel      ‘The Fat Jew’ — whose in-your-face wit and gut reach millions daily on Instagram — has decided to break into the wine business. Introducing ‘White Girl Rose.’

 

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