In the Wake of Defeat in Afghanistan, the U.S. Must Shore Up Its Credibility Elsewhere
A lesson from southeast Asia.
August 18, 2021
Israel Needs Better Solutions to Sabbatical Dilemmas
A test of society’s religious and moral mettle—and of halakhic flexibility.
This Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the sabbatical year, shmitah in Hebrew, during which the Bible prohibits plowing, sowing, and harvesting in the Land of Israel. While modernity has in some ways made shmitah observance easier—since produce can be shipped and stored cheaply and efficiently—in other ways it has posed new difficulties. David M. Weinberg explores the dilemmas facing Israel in the upcoming year:
August 18, 2021
Israel Needs Better Solutions to Sabbatical Dilemmas
A test of society’s religious and moral mettle—and of halakhic flexibility.
Poland Is Responsible for Its Rift with Israel
Warsaw needs friends as much as Jerusalem.
A Brief History of Byzantine Jewry
Before the Ottoman conquest and the arrival of the Sephardim.
The Two Jewish Women Who Helped Write the Songs of Broadway’s Golden Age
Dorothy Fields and Carolyn Leigh.