Behold, the inimitable crossed arms of @JillKargman on the cover of As Promised 9. Our 160 page spring issue begins with a visit to the New York icon at her stunning Manhattan home—where she pulls no punches. Plus: the photographic works of a Yarka-based Druze artist who shades herself out of the spotlight, an exploration of the native Jewish dress of the diaspora, a haute candy maker who’s made her way from the kibbutz to Manhattan, a fashion designer from Tel Aviv becomes an LVMH Prize finalist, an Ethiopian chef who’s changing Israeli food culture, and more stories from Israelis, both Jewish and Arab, and from our neighbors, both near and far.