Current sectionArt & CultureFrom fortune tellers to wonder rabbis, "Jews Are Magic" at the YIVO in New York City traces the enduring appeal of the occult during periods of crises and social anxietyShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJTAand Andrew Silow-Carroll11:12 AM • May 25 2026 IDTIn a recent speech on nutrition, the nation's top health official offered a perhaps surprising explanation for what is ailing Americans. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Jewish cultureJudaismPop CultureCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaTrumpWhite House ShootingSettler ViolenceJewish Soccer PlayersHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHow Netanyahu Became a Punchline on American TVNo One Has Lamented Israel Quite Like This Musical DuoNetanyahu's Shavuot Greeting Video to Israelis: Gaslighting, Hate and DivisionThe Tragedy of the Jewish Players Who Shaped Interwar European Soccer'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWorld Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth