The seventieth anniversary issue (November, 2015) of Commentary was dedicated to a symposium on “The Jewish Future.” Seventy Jewish writers and scholars responded to John Podhoretz’ request to answer the question: What will be the condition of the Jewish community fifty years from now? The tenor of responses range from the exhilarating to the unsettling. All are compelling. One of the few women respondents is of interest here.
Bethany Mandel described herself as “a writer on politics and culture and a stay-at-home mother.” Continue Reading
