Writing about the Jews @ JTA. Podcast creator/host: “Radioactive: The Father Coughlin Story.” Occasional film critic.https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3muesl7gouk2fYesterday Abdul El-Sayed spoke to a room filled with Michigan Jewish Democrats. They lined up to talk to him. I was the only reporter there. Here’s what he told them (and me); what Jewish AG Dana Nessel urged the crowd to do; and why many think he’s still not there yet. https://www.jta.org/2026/08/31/politics/all-of-us-have-to-bring-down-violence-wherever-we-see-it-el-sayed-says-following-address-to-jewish-democrats31 Aug 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muesl7gouk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3lxeysm6l5k2xI made a thing for 99PI! Listen to the long and sordid saga of the Morouns: [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxeysm6l5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3li63fwnq4c2dPlease welcome our new head of the CDC, Belle Gibson14 Feb 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3li63fwnq4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3lhwnxn27mk2aI went long on the return of Betar, and the effects of their scorched-earth street and social media campaign against anyone even slightly to their left on Israel. https://www.jta.org/2025/02/11/united-states/a-century-old-zionist-group-is-being-rebooted-with-a-new-motto-jews-fight-back11 Feb 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwnxn27mk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3lfpk4zpims2rCome work with JTA! We are hiring two new reporter positions. It’s a wild time to be covering Jewish issues and if you’re passionate about the topic, there’s no better place to do this crucial work. Here to answer any questions! #journalismjobs 70facesmedia.org/job-openings/ https://70facesmedia.org/job-openings/14 Jan 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpk4zpims2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3letsquiprs2pEnjoyed being interviewed for this CJR story about the post-Oct 7 challenges of the Jewish press, alongside @emilyctamkin.bsky.social and other smart people https://www.cjr.org/world/front-row-seat-polarization-american-jewish-press-october-7-hamas-israel-zionist-coverage.php03 Jan 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3letsquiprs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3ldzfoqplx22h100 years ago libraries were running out of dictionaries because so many people were checking them out to do crossword puzzles, so New York ruled they could be used for “legitimate purposes” only24 Dec 2024 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldzfoqplx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3ldqzskzyjk2kWrote about some Rebecca Makkai Holocaust discourse https://www.jta.org/2024/12/20/culture/rebecca-makkai-whose-grandfather-drafted-a-nazi-era-antisemitic-law-is-writing-a-novel-about-the-rise-of-fascism20 Dec 2024 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqzskzyjk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3lcfs4a3fuk2p(Gen Z asking for donations) it’s giving Tuesday03 Dec 2024 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfs4a3fuk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewlapin.bsky.social/post/3lbkd2iojqc2gLove to contribute to The Political Discourse https://www.jta.org/2024/11/22/politics/joshmentum-across-the-united-states-voters-are-embracing-the-jewish-josh22 Nov 2024 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:ip4apnqa4u5ihc7ghbsnb5dc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkd2iojqc2g