The Looming Nuclear Agreement Is Expected to Lift Sanctions on Iran’s Human-Rights Abusers
The concessions are dangerous and unnecessary.
March 17, 2022
Tensions Persist Over Israel’s Conversion Bill
“We are trying . . . to decentralize the power of the chief rabbinate.”
The Knesset was scheduled to vote this month on legislation that would revamp national rules regarding Jewish conversion. That vote has now been put off until the start of its summer session in May. As David Isaac reports, “the delayed vote represents the latest in a series of efforts to resolve religious disputes through political means,” particularly regarding standards of kosher certification, prayer at the Western Wall, and conversion.
March 17, 2022
Vladimir Putin Recruits Syrian Mercenaries into Russia’s Armed Forces
The Kremlin seeks reinforcements for a weakening army.
Tensions Persist Over Israel’s Conversion Bill
“We are trying . . . to decentralize the power of the chief rabbinate.”
A New Biography Misinterprets Meir Kahane and His Legacy
The study of the Jewish Defense League’s founder suffers from “methodological, structural, and factual” flaws.
The Grand Purim Balls of the Late 1800s
American Jews once marked the holiday in extravagant style.