Lawlessness Is the Source of the West Bank’s Current Problems
Repairing broken windows can help Israelis and Palestinians alike.
September 9, 2026
Rosh Hashanah, Passover, and the Real Beginning of the Jewish Year
The sacred calendar’s two cycles.
Rosh Hashanah, which begins on Friday evening, appears to be the first of a cascade of holidays which ends, in the Diaspora, at nightfall on October 4. Placing this season in the context of the Jewish calendar, Zoe Jick Fertik posits that the year can be divided into two parallel cycles of holidays:
September 9, 2026
Strategic and Tactical Failures, Not Betrayal, Made October 7 Possible
Beyond the blame game.
Defending New York City—and Its Jews—after September 11
“The most precarious moment” in American Jewish history.
“The Trial” as an Allegory for the Jewish Condition
Josef K. and his biblical namesake.
Rosh Hashanah, Passover, and the Real Beginning of the Jewish Year
The sacred calendar’s two cycles.