The Editor’s Turn

CHAIR Marlene Post EXECUTIVE EDITOR Lisa Hostein DEPUTY EDITOR Libby Barnea SENIOR EDITOR Leah Finkelshteyn DIGITAL EDITOR Arielle Kaplan EDITOR EMERITUS Alan M. Tigay DESIGN/PRODUCTION Regina and Samantha Marsh

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Merging Innovation and Tradition

New takes on old traumas and hallowed customs By Lisa Hostein

What’s new is old and what’s old is new. Innovation and tradition. This duality manifests itself in so many ways in our daily lives and in our world. It also threads its way through this issue.

Once again, for example, Jews are streaming out of Ukraine and Russia, reminiscent of the mass exoduses that led many of our ancestors from the Pale of Settlement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and then again in the 1990s, with the fall of the Soviet Union. Today’s Jews and those of Jewish heritage—and others—are escaping not poverty and antisemitism (though signs of that scourge are once again on display in Russia these days) but rather the chaos, destruction and economic distress of war.

But how are the ones lucky enough to make it to the Jewish homeland faring? In our cover story, “Finding Refuge in Israel,” veteran journalist Larry Luxner explores that question, interviewing Ukrainian newcomers throughout the country, including at the Hadassah-supported Meir Shfeyah Youth Aliyah Village (page 16).

What’s old is becoming new again in a completely different arena, but also one with a storied history in Eastern Europe: the world of matchmaking. Technology merges with tradition for single millennials, as our digital editor, Arielle Kaplan, reports in “Jewish Matchmaking? There’s an App for That” (page 24).

Coincidentally or not, the incomparable Fiddler on the Roof, which delves into the subject of both emigration from Ukraine and matchmaking, is making yet another comeback. This time, the Yiddish version of the musical is being shown Off Broadway, and the production’s award-winning director, Joel Grey, sees connections between the past and present (page 46).

Elsewhere in the issue, innovation updates science in “FemTech Nation,” in which Uriel Heilman reports on startups in Israel that are finding cutting-edge solutions to women’s health concerns (page 28).

As we approach Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, our thoughts turn to food and celebration. Here once again, we find new twists on familiar classics. In “Still Smitten With Deb Perelman,” food columnist Adeena Sussman profiles the popular food blogger who wants her recipes to stand the test of time (page 40).

And in our annual Hanukkah Gift Guide, curated by senior editor Leah Finkelshteyn, you’ll find beautiful and whimsical contemporary designs for the holiday, including menorahs and dreidels (page 44). And of course, books always make terrific gifts, so check out our annual roundup of children’s and young adult books as well as our new regular feature by Sandee Brawarsky, “On Your Shelf.” (Our Books section starts on page 50.)

May you celebrate the holidays in peace and good health, perhaps taking a look at our cherished traditions with fresh eyes and a new perspective!