The Question
By PHILIP SCHULTZ
The Pulitzer Prizewinner bids goodbye to the “dear Prophet of absence."



Elijah's Violin
By DAVID LEHMAN
Lehman improvises a few phrases on Elijah’s violin.



AngLit
By ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER
Hebrew poetry goes English.



Parsing the Fire
By KEN GORDON
A.B. Yehoshua's Hanukkah narrative for adults.



Rabbi Harvey's Leaves
By STEVE SHEINKIN
Our cartoon rebbe gets a holiday present.



Writing Well Outside the Outside
BY ANDREW FURMAN
Can the son of a defrocked priest and an ex-nun produce an authentic piece of Yiddishkeit?



FICTION
Guilt and Rescue
By SANFORD PINSKER
A new take on the Jewish-American-family novel.



The Great Depression
BY BEZALEL STERN
Ten stories of vertiginous sadness!