Adam Mansbach’s new novel uses Jewish folklore- and humor- to explore antisemitism

Adam Mansbach and Natalia Mehlman Petrzela with a copy of “The Golem of Brooklyn.” Photo by Gigi Schweitzer

Editor’s note: This interview was held on Oct. 4, before the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and the now ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israel. This…

This Middle Eastern restaurant cares about community as much as good food

The dining room at Kubeh warmly invites you in with its blue tiling, lush tapestries, and hanging plants—homey and Mediterranean. Photo by Avery Palmer

At the core of Kubeh, a Middle Eastern restaurant in the West Village, is the celebration of community. It is cooked into the history of the restaurant’s namesake dish, which consists of beef or vegetable dumplings in a beet- or lemon-based broth.

“Lets just worship in the living room” : The new Christian community serving New Schoolers

Board members Jake Wendel and Michael Dunaevsky play guitar and piano while club members watch. Photo by Theo Lim Jisra.

In a cozy West Village apartment living room, a group of five to 15 New School students gather every Monday night to eat pizza, sing hymns, and pray.…