Bringing Kazakhstan into the Abraham Accords Advances American Strategic Interests
It’s about Russia and Iran, not about Israel and Muslim states.
November 11, 2025
Contra Martin Buber, Early Hasidim Embraced the Commandments
Infusing life with mystical meaning.
Reviewing the scholar Ariel Evan Mayse’s Law of the Spirit: Ritual, Mysticism, and the Commandments in Early Hasidism, Leore Sachs-Shmueli explains how its thesis goes against earlier interpreters who saw an antinomian streak in hasidic thought. Early Hasidim, like their descendants, put much emphasis on halakhah, although they developed a unique understanding of its significance:
November 11, 2025
Counterpoint: Bringing Kazakhstan into the Abraham Accords Muddles American Strategic Interests
A tale of two corridors.
“Zionism Is Racism” Has Been Repealed, but Its Wicked Legacy Remains
Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s stand against the totalitarian mind.
Jonathan Sacks, Bible Commentator
The covenantal reading of “the unmediated word of God.”
Contra Martin Buber, Early Hasidim Embraced the Commandments
Infusing life with mystical meaning.