Why the New European Peace Initiative Is Doomed to Fail
Conflict management is the only approach that has a chance right now.
June 3, 2015
The Effects of the Syrian Civil War, Felt in a Jerusalem Shop
What happened to the Mattini clan of fabric makers?
For over a half-century, a family of Jerusalem cloth merchants has been importing a special fabric made by the Mattini clan in the Syrian city of Palmyra. Selling at $1,000 a yard, it is the most expensive item in the store. Now shipments of the fabric have ceased. Matti Friedman reflects on what this means for a changing Middle East:
June 3, 2015
Remembering the Baghdad Pogrom of 1941
"The Farhud was not just another anti-Jewish pogrom."
The Effects of the Syrian Civil War, Felt in a Jerusalem Shop
What happened to the Mattini clan of fabric makers?
Will Marriage Be Redefined to Include Polygamy?
Approval of polygamy has doubled in a recent survey.
Can Ḥasidism Point a Way Forward for Modern Orthodoxy?
The value of lived religious experience over rationalist claims.