What America Should Demand of Iran
In the last round of conflict, President Trump didn’t understand how the ayatollah sees war.
February 23, 2026
In the Hebrew Bible, People Reconcile, but Do Not Forgive
To forgive is (only) divine.
Asking forgiveness from, and granting it to, one’s fellows play a major role in Jewish ethics, and an even bigger one in Christian ethics. But Joshua Berman observes that there is not a single person in the Hebrew Bible who asks forgiveness of another. And although there are instances of reconciliation, the various forms of the Hebrew word salaḥ (forgive), and its synonyms, are used only when it is God doing the forgiving. Berman, in conversation with Dru Johnson, explains why this is so, what it says about biblical morality, and what the Tanakh offers instead. (Video, 37 minutes. Audio available on podcast platforms.)
February 23, 2026
Unless Gaza Is Deradicalized, There Will Be No Peace
Turkey and Qatar now stand in the way.
Neither the IDF Nor the Knesset Alone Can Get Haredim into the Military
Lessons learned from serving alongside a platoon of “Hasmoneans.”
In the Hebrew Bible, People Reconcile, but Do Not Forgive
To forgive is (only) divine.
More Than 80 Years Later, Roddie Edmonds Gets His Due for Saving His Jewish Comrades in Arms
“We are all Jews.”