Is the Incoming Trump Administration Pressuring Israel or Hamas?
All hell to pay.
January 15, 2025
Music Forms the Rich, Diverse, and Contested Heart of Jewish Custom
Melody and minhag.
In rabbinic literature, minhag, or custom, is often contrasted to halakhah, or law, with the latter being binding—even as the former often has a powerful legal status of its own. From ancient times, such customs also distinguished local and regional communities from one another, especially when it came to liturgy. Matt Austerklein writes:
January 15, 2025
Only Foundational Change Can Free Lebanon from Hizballah
Lessons from the battle of Ayn Dera in 1711.
Memo to Marco Rubio: Get the Hamas Supporters Out of the State Department
The latest 60 Minutes report exposes the rot.
To Solve the Rabbi Shortage, Start with Synagogues and Schools
“We cannot innovate our way out of this problem.”
Music Forms the Rich, Diverse, and Contested Heart of Jewish Custom
Melody and minhag.