A Lost Prayerbook Reveals the Forgotten Liturgy of Crimean Jewry
The Kaffa mahzor.
October 1, 2025
Making Sense of Donald Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
“The best deal Israel could have achieved.”
In a speech yesterday, the president clarified that, now that Israel and major Arab countries have accepted his twenty-point proposal for ending the war, Hamas has “three or four days” to respond or else it will “pay in hell.” Nadav Eyal and Amit Segal examine the plan’s details in separate conversations with Dan Senor. Although they point to various pitfalls and ambiguities, they agree that that it is “extremely favorable” to Israel. (Video, 66 minutes.)
October 1, 2025
The Yom Kippur War and the Meaning of Jewish History
The obligation to reflect and the impossibility of comprehension.
The Mystery of Yom Kippur’s Most Important Verse
“Before the Lord you will be purified!”
Judaism Prizes Forgiveness—Within Limits
Erika Kirk and the moral cost of mercy without justice.
Making Sense of Donald Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
“The best deal Israel could have achieved.”