Libya Gave Up Its Nuclear Aspirations Completely. Can Iran Be Induced to Do the Same?
When America showed its willingness to use force.
April 18, 2025
For the Rabbis, There Was No Limit to the Honor Due One’s Parents
Old age and the Fifth Commandment.
Considering a recent book on changing attitudes towards aging in 20th-century America, Mira Balberg examines how ancient rabbis understood adult children’s obligations to their parents. Take the Talmud’s description of how Rabbi Tarfon treated his mother:
April 18, 2025
The Attack on Governor Shapiro Is Symptomatic of the Pro-Palestinian Movement
The correct Jewish response comes straight out of the Haggadah.
Harvard’s Former President Goes Wobbly on Anti-Semitism
Perhaps Larry Summers sees anti-Semitism as a temporary but unfortunate illness.
Why a Jewish Painter Put Jesus in His Israeli Passover Scene
A first seder, not a last supper.
For the Rabbis, There Was No Limit to the Honor Due One’s Parents
Old age and the Fifth Commandment.