Using the Law against Anti-Semites Is Good for the Jews
Why complaints about the “weaponization of anti-Semitism” fall flat.
Today’s Editors’ Picks
Tuesday, July 22
“Christians for Palestine” Should Stop to Remember History
A reverend reflects on anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel.
Israel’s Economy Defies War
Stabilizing, strengthening, and preparing for a significant leap forward.
Returning to the Fold
A new book on a vibrant and unreported reality.
The Life and Career of King Herod, and Its Lessons for Today
Tyrant, political operator, and builder of Jerusalem.
Past Editors’ Picks
Monday, July 21
The Internal Hamas Squabbles That Are Making Negotiations Harder
Both factions agree that Israel must be destroyed, but they disagree about Hamas’s current prospects.
Israel’s Strategy in Syria
While the world sits silent, Jerusalem steps in to save the Druze.
Truth, Narratives, and the Middle East
Reminisces of Yasir Arafat and Edward Said’s nephew.
The Career and Death of New York’s First, and Last, Chief Rabbi
A lesson in Jewish political assertiveness.
The Pastor Who Founded Berlin’s First Hebrew Printing Press
Johannes Jablonski.
Friday, July 18
How Congress Can Finish Off Iran
A time for sanctions.
A UN Anti-Israel Crackup
Washington should ensure that resigning inquisitors don’t get replaced.
The Christian Case for Standing with Israel
And the bad faith of the new breed of anti-Israel evangelicals.
Can AI Save Jewish Studies?
A possible antidote to academic sanctimoniousness toward the past.
The Indian Righteous Gentile of Vienna
Kundan Lal rescued five Jewish families from Hitler.
Thursday, July 17
Israel Rescues Syria’s Druze
Doing so while seeking peace isn’t a contradiction.
The Palestinian Authority’s Terror Problem
And America’s continued support.
Rightwing Anti-Semites Seek to Undermine America’s Moral Authority on the World Stage
Tucker Carlson and the “1939 Project.”
The Global Intifada Comes to American Museums
Being an activist has become the artist’s and intellectual’s self-celebratory vocation.
The Fight Between Two Towering Jewish Historians about the Origins of Jewish History
Amos Funkenstein vs. Yosef Yerushalmi.
Wednesday, July 16
As the IDF Grinds Closer to Victory in Gaza, the Politicians Will Soon Have to Step In
“If we stop, Hamas will recover.”
How Israel Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Knowledge
Targeting scientists.
American Jewry Recovers from Disillusionment
Jews best serve America and themselves when they are learned, proud, and connected to tradition.
American Jews Believe in God. British Jews Go to Synagogue
Spirituality vs. belonging.
Remembering Sol Stern and His Contribution to the Life of the Mind
Tel Aviv, capitalism, and the fulfilled promises of Zionism.
Tuesday, July 15
The “New York Times” Publishes an Unsubstantiated Slander of the Israeli Government
A lengthy, deeply researched article doesn’t prove what it claims to.
Whither Syria? Look Away from the News and at the Textbooks
The new government removed references to women—unless they murdered Israeli children.
As Haredi Parties Fight Conscription, Haredi Soldiers Sacrifice Their Lives to Fight Hamas
“Amid the grief there was a deep sense of privilege.”
Rembrandt’s Interpretation of Balaam and the Ass, and the Rabbis’
The Christian artist lets the Jewish Bible speak.
Building Jewish History from the Common Man Up
The story of YIVO.
Monday, July 14
How Did Qatar Become Hamas’s Protector?
It’s time for Congress to take action.
Rape and the Arab Way of War
Putting the October 7 atrocities in a broader context.
Anti-Semitism Is Un-American
The American and Jewish stories are intertwined.
Isaac Hutner’s Theology of Meaning
A great 20th-century Jewish thinker, his surprising biography, and his confrontation with modernity.
The Many Meanings of “A People Shall Rise Up as a Lion”
War, Torah, . . . and tennis?
