Hamas’s Role in the Last Six Weeks of Terror
It has failed to create a broader uprising, but it has achieved some more limited goals.
May 10, 2022
How a Medieval Jewish Convert Fled Her Own Family and the Crusaders
A rare tale from the Cairo Genizah.
Among the countless treasures found in the genizah—a depository for discarded documents—in Cairo’s Ben Ezra synagogue are a few fragmentary letters that tell the story of Christian woman who converted to Judaism in the 11th century. Henry Abramson writes:
May 10, 2022
Losing Faith in the U.S., the Gulf States Are Turning to Its Enemies
Iran stands to gain the most.
A Founding Mother of Neoconservatism Reflects on Her First Visit to Israel
“The state of Israel is justified by nothing more than its own existence.”
A Jewish Perspective on the Merits, and Dangers, of a Supreme Court Reversal on Abortion
Roe was a sledgehammer, and wrongly wielded.
How a Medieval Jewish Convert Fled Her Own Family and the Crusaders
A rare tale from the Cairo Genizah.