The Strait of Hormuz Is the Key to Victory in the Iran War
Breaking Tehran’s control of the waterway means breaking its ability to threaten its rivals.
April 6, 2026
Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Forgotten Friend
Chaim Heller’s scholarship and an unpublished letter.
Besides being the fourth day of Passover, yesterday was, on the Hebrew calendar, the 33rd anniversary of the death of the great 20th-century sage Joseph B. Soloveitchik. To mark the occasion, Aviad Hacohen and Menachem Butler delve into Rabbi Soloveitchik’s relationship with Rabbi Chaim Heller, whom he met during his time studying in Berlin in the 1920s. Examining their correspondence—including a heretofore unpublished letter from Soloveitchik to Heller—Hacohen and Butler expose a different side of Soloveitchik: a devoted disciple and loving friend, who showed great solicitousness for Heller’s health and financial wellbeing.
April 6, 2026
Ukraine and Israel Are America’s Most Dependable Allies
Even if Americans don’t realize it.
A Lesson from the Haggadah about Fighting Anti-Semitism
Dangers are real. But the biggest danger is forgetting why Judaism is worth defending.
Why the Song of Songs Became Part of the Passover Liturgy
An Aramaic text turned the book into a historical romance.
Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Forgotten Friend
Chaim Heller’s scholarship and an unpublished letter.