The Next Steps in the Israel-Iran Conflict
The Islamic Republic won’t stop calling for the destruction of the Jewish state.
June 27, 2025
How Korah and His Rebels Misunderstood Holiness, and Inequality
“Is not the whole congregation holy?”
In this week’s Torah reading of Korah, the titular Levite leads a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, complaining that there is nothing fair about God singling out Aaron’s descendants as kohanim, a priestly caste meant to attend to the sacrificial service. “Is not the whole congregation holy?” asks this biblical populist. Jeremy England comments:
June 27, 2025
Demanding That Iran Make Restitution for Its Acts of Terror
Make the mullahs pay.
American Intervention in Israel’s Internal Affairs Is Never Good
Whether it’s for the prime minister or against him.
Learning about Anti-Semitism in a Leper Colony
Lysimachus of Alexandria and the University of California, Berkeley.
How Korah and His Rebels Misunderstood Holiness, and Inequality
“Is not the whole congregation holy?”