Deradicalizing Gaza Could Be Harder Than Defeating Hamas
Lessons from Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.
May 6, 2025
Is There Anything Jewish about Country Music?
Cowboys and Israelites.
Reflecting on Jews and country music, Matt Austerklein considers what Judaism has in common with the American musical tradition, the influence of Ennio Morricone—the composer who scored classic spaghetti Westerns like A Fistful of Dollars—on the revolutionary Jewish liturgical musician Shlomo Carlebach, and Israeli Westerns. He then addresses what happens when a guitar-strumming Texan converts to Judaism:
May 6, 2025
Only Israel Can Defend Itself against the Houthis—and against Iran
A Zionist lesson that’s too easily forgotten.
A Bleak Outlook for Canadian Jewry
The new prime minister is likely to do even less to protect Jews than his predecessor.
The Shopkeeper of East Broadway
Amid poverty and pre-Passover bustle, an outpouring of Zionist fervor.
Is There Anything Jewish about Country Music?
Cowboys and Israelites.