How Iran Sees Shifting U.S. Positions on the Russia-Ukraine War
Hardliners see validation of their alliance with Moscow.
March 10, 2025
How the Women of the Talmud Break Literary Molds
Understanding the genius of rabbinic narrative.
To Gila Fine, the vast and varied narrative passages found throughout the Talmud are the Jews’ own Shakespeare—works of “literary genius” that contain “worlds and worlds of drama and passion and conflict and emotion held together in three short lines.” In conversation with J.J. Kimche, Fine explains her method of reading these tales, and her interpretation of the stories concerning such talmudic women as Bruriah and Immah Shalom, or “Mother Peace.” (Audio, 72 minutes.)
March 10, 2025
How Hamas Has Retained Its Leverage
The agony of negotiation with terrorists.
How Human Rights Became a Weapon against Democracy, Freedom, and Israel
The self-righteous protestations of Kenneth Roth.
How the Women of the Talmud Break Literary Molds
Understanding the genius of rabbinic narrative.
Technology, Not Politics, Is at the Root of America’s Current Ills
No party can restore religion and community.