America Shouldn’t Consent to Staying Out of Iran’s Internal Affairs
The “semantic infiltration” of the memorandum of understanding.
June 26, 2026
Moses’ sin, freedom, and the birth of the “kingdom of kindness.”
In the Diaspora tomorrow, synagogues will read the story of Moses’ sin, which led to God’s decision to forbid him from entering the Promised Land. The precise nature of that sin, however, is not self-evident, and is the subject of much rabbinic debate. An analysis of this debate leads Daniel Z. Feldman to reflect on the Israelites’ transition from slavery to freedom—the theme of the books of Exodus and Numbers—and its relationship to the transition to freedom Americans will celebrate in the coming week:
The “semantic infiltration” of the memorandum of understanding.
The Montreal shooter’s manifesto.
Islamists and neo-Nazis have set the agenda.
Moses’ sin, freedom, and the birth of the “kingdom of kindness.”
One of the smallest discovered from that era.
In the Diaspora tomorrow, synagogues will read the story of Moses’ sin, which led to God’s decision to forbid him from entering the Promised Land. The precise nature of that sin, however, is not self-evident, and is the subject of much rabbinic debate. An analysis of this debate leads Daniel Z. Feldman to reflect on the Israelites’ transition from slavery to freedom—the theme of the books of Exodus and Numbers—and its relationship to the transition to freedom Americans will celebrate in the coming week:
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