Israeli Strength, Israeli Weakness, and the Return of the Hostages
Jews today feel the same way they did 1,891 years ago.
January 28, 2026
For Jews, the Relationship with God Must Be Spiritual, Ethical, and Intellectual
A talmudic theology of mankind.
In the West today, most people see religion either as an emotional (or “spiritual”) phenomenon or a moral one. Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, who traces these two approaches to 18th- and 19th-cenutry German philosophy, argues that there is a third aspect of religion of particular importance to Judaism: the intellectual. With this observation, Soloveitchik begins his introduction to a series of lectures, delivered in 1958, on the Jewish philosophy of man.
January 28, 2026
How Palestinian Terrorists Helped Pave the Way for Islamic Iran
A half-century-long alliance.
The History of Jews in the White House—and How It Might Come to an End
Is the Harris campaign’s treatment of Josh Shapiro a sign of things to come?
For Jews, the Relationship with God Must Be Spiritual, Ethical, and Intellectual
A talmudic theology of mankind.
The Oldest Known Portrait of Jerusalem, Destroyed by Islamic State
And a possible depiction of King Hezekiah.