Tablet Studios

Tablet has launched a new print magazine, beginning this June.  Why start something so "old fashioned" in the year 2025? Alana Newhouse, our editor in chief, joins us to explain why the current media landscape is actually begging for news you can hold in your hands.   If you’re interested in subscribing, click here [https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/thou-shall-subscribe].

Pnina Tornai [https://www.pninatornai.com/] became a recognizable name to Americans across the country as a personality and designer on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress. [https://www.kleinfeldbridal.com/say-yes-to-the-dress/] She shares the surprisingly spiritual story of her success and talks about what it means to represent Israel on the global stage.

Ada Karmi-Melamede [https://www.adakarmimelamede.com/] is an architect who has designed famous buildings across Israel, including the Supreme Court building and the gateway to Ben Gurion airport.   Her daughter, filmmaker Yael Melamede [https://saltyfeatures.com/team], talks to us about her new film, ADA: My Mother the Architect [https://www.adamymotherthearchitect.com/], which is a heartfelt investigation of Ada’s work, philosophical approach, and her relationships with her family.

These days, it seems like everyone is a so-called activist. Activism itself seems to have morphed into something different; it’s not about organizing communities or advocating for legislation, it’s about blocking roads and intimidating anyone with a different opinion. This week on Rootless, Liel talks with three different activists, with two very different causes, who are doing activism right. First, he talks with Jay Ruderman [https://rudermanfoundation.org/foundation_staff/jay-ruderman/], author of the new book Find Your Fight [https://www.amazon.com/Find-Your-Fight-Causes-Matter/dp/1637560478], who advocates for disability rights. Then he talks with Tuly Weisz and Pesach Wolicki of Israel365 [https://israel365.com/], who will tell us about a little-known election [https://azm.org/elections/], coming up in a few days and that we’re all eligible to vote in, which is far more influential than most realize.

Zarna Garg [https://zarnagarg.com/] is a comedian whose standup centers around her life as an Indian mom in America. She joins us to discuss her new book, This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir [https://www.amazon.com/This-American-Woman-One-Billion/dp/0593975022], as well as how she's supporting the Jews in a post 10/7 world.