How Israel Must Respond to the U.S.-Iran Deal
The stage is set for confrontation.
June 18, 2026
The Medieval German Pietists and the Ascetic Impulse
Not un-Jewish, and not quite mainstream either.
Active in the 12th and 13th centuries, the Hasidei Ashkenaz, or German pietists (unrelated to today’s Hasidim) were led by members of two of the most prominent Jewish families the Rhineland. Their teachings, documented in Sefer Hasidim (“The Book of the Pious”), rely heavily on self-denial and self-mortification. Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli notes that most 21st-century Jewish readers
June 18, 2026
The Iran Deal’s Verification Problem
A look at the technical nuclear details.
Democrats Compete over Who Hates Israel More
Jews on the brain.
The Medieval German Pietists and the Ascetic Impulse
Not un-Jewish, and not quite mainstream either.
Ancient Vessels at the Site of the Biblical Tabernacle
“An especially exciting discovery,”