Israel’s Continued Hunt for the Perpetrators of October 7
The new Nili.
September 18, 2026
Moses and the Mysteries of God’s Mercy
As the curtain closes on his life, all he sees of God is His back.
Several times in the Yom Kippur liturgy, the thirteen attributes of divine mercy (Exodus 34:6–7) are recited; they also take center stage in the slihot prayers recited in the weeks before the holiday. God revealed these “attributes,” as the rabbis styled them, to Moses on Mount Sinai, when the prophet was seeking forgiveness for the Israelites’ worship of the golden calf. Roslyn Weiss considers the meaning of this passage, and the dramatic one-on-one theophany it describes:
September 18, 2026
The Houthis’ Advance Shows That They Are a Serious Threat. But They’re Not Invincible
America can’t afford to see the war in Yemen as separate from its fight with Iran.
Moses and the Mysteries of God’s Mercy
As the curtain closes on his life, all he sees of God is His back.
A Two-Millennia-Old Mikveh, Discovered in Its Entirety
The remnant of a hitherto unknown Jewish community in the Negev.
Hollywood’s First “Talkie” Featured a Performance of Kol Nidrei
The Jazz Singer’s “roots in the synagogue.”