What’s at Stake in the Upcoming Israeli Elections
Israelis disagree about a lot—but not about the basic issues of security.
July 22, 2026
The Jewish Child Soldiers of the Russian Empire
A refusenik tells the story of cantonism.
In his book The Cantonists, recently published in English translation, Yosef Mendelevich examines the systematic forced conscription of Jewish children into the tsar’s army druing the 19th century. Mendelevich freely draws parallels to his own experience as a refusenik in recounting this episode, which deeply scarred Russian Jewry. Aaron Schimmel writes in his review:
July 22, 2026
The Iran War and Saudi Arabia’s New Grand Strategy
Riyadh has distanced itself from Israel. Is it working?
J.D. Vance Dodges the Question of Religious Liberty
The risks of sowing confusion.
Do We Need the Ninth of Av When the Exile Has Ended?
Grappling with Jewish history.
The Jewish Child Soldiers of the Russian Empire
A refusenik tells the story of cantonism.