How the U.S. Can Reclaim Victory over Iran
Difficult, time-consuming, but ultimately effective.
July 10, 2026
A 1931 Novel about a Hollywood Rabbi Suggests Some Things Don’t Change
A biting satire that takes Jews and Judaism seriously.
Recently reissued, Aben Kandel’s 1931 novel Rabbi Burns is, in Emil Stern’s words, “a biting satire of the hypocrisies of early Hollywood,” although some of that satire is also aimed at the titular protagonist and his well-to-do congregation. Stern writes:
July 10, 2026
Syrian Schools Still Teach Jihad
Even as the regime courts the West.
U.S. Support for Israel Has Often Been Generous. It’s Never Been Unconditional
Rahm Emanuel distorts past and present.
The Rabbis Who Helped Create America’s Weekend
Two days of rest.
A 1931 Novel about a Hollywood Rabbi Suggests Some Things Don’t Change
A biting satire that takes Jews and Judaism seriously.