America Abandons the People of Iran
A strategic mistake as well as a moral one.
June 16, 2026
How Christian Imagery Got into the Title Pages of 16th-Century Jewish Books
Cherubim, Mars, and Minerva.
Yesterday, we published Jacob Wisse’s inaugural column on Jewish art. Among the paintings Wisse discusses is Raphael’s The Vision of Ezekiel, which shows God flanked by round-faced, winged, naked children—recognizable to anyone in the West as cherubim. These alone mark the image as unmistakably Christian, despite cherub being a Hebrew word for an angelic being described in Tanakh. Yet many 16th-century Hebrew books have title pages illustrated with just such cherubs.
June 16, 2026
Negotiations with Hamas Won’t Go Anywhere
The terrorists’ demands show that they are unchastened.
Those Who Will Fight for What They Have, and Those Who Won’t
Reflections from the Jewish graves in the Meuse-Argonne.
In America, Religion Makes People Happier
But maybe not in Finland.
How Christian Imagery Got into the Title Pages of 16th-Century Jewish Books
Cherubim, Mars, and Minerva.