War with Iran Isn’t on the Horizon. So Why All the Arguments against It?
The echo chamber returns.
May 20, 2019
Remembering Herman Wouk—and Plucky, Unlucky, Marjorie Morningstar
A great Jewish writer, and the underappreciated depth of one of his most popular novels.
The celebrated writer Herman Wouk died on Friday, just ten days before his 104th birthday. Between 1947 and 2012 he wrote sixteen novels, in addition to plays and non-fiction books; his last work, a memoir, appeared in 2015. A devout and learned Jew, Wouk often dealt in his books with the themes of Judaism, the American Jewish experience, and the state of Israel. In a 2010 piece from Jewish Ideas Daily, Margot Lurie revisits one of his most popular novels, Marjorie Morningstar, derided at the time of its publication for its flat writing and middlebrow qualities:
May 20, 2019
What Israel Can Teach the U.S. about Religious Pluralism and Tolerance
How particularism can accommodate religious minorities better than aggressively secular liberalism.
Remembering Herman Wouk—and Plucky, Unlucky, Marjorie Morningstar
A great Jewish writer, and the underappreciated depth of one of his most popular novels.
A New Palestinian Political Party Promises Peace and Prosperity. But It’s Unlikely to Get Any Traction
Its fortunes have implications for the U.S. peace plan.
What Animal Bones Reveal about the Negev under Byzantine Rule
Not just sheep and goats, but also pigs, antelope, and crocodiles.