The Israeli Strike on Qatar Serves Both American and Israeli Interests
Why President Trump gave Jerusalem the thumbs-up.
September 18, 2025
A 1958 Rosh Hashanah Sermon from an Icon of Modern Orthodoxy
“The Jew is on one side, the world on the other.”
Norman Lamm (1927–2020) was one of the outstanding figures in the history of Orthodox Judaism in America. Born in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, he obtained both a rabbinic ordination and a PhD in Jewish philosophy, served for many years as a pulpit rabbi, wrote extensively on theological subjects for both lay and expert audiences, founded two important journals, and from 1976 to 2003 served as president of Yeshiva University. He was also known for his brilliant sermons.
September 18, 2025
Understanding China’s Anti-Semitic and Anti-Israel Propaganda
Social media, bots, the state-run press, and Code Pink.
What Universities Can Learn from Broken-Windows Policing—and from the Talmud
“Be as quick in performing a minor commandment as a major one.”
A 1958 Rosh Hashanah Sermon from an Icon of Modern Orthodoxy
“The Jew is on one side, the world on the other.”
How a 16th-Century Earthquake Created a Great Humanist Rabbi
Azariah de Rossi.