The UN Human Rights Council Hits a New Low
A speech from Iran’s torture chief.
March 2, 2018
The Power of Kaddish for Believers and Skeptics Alike
A prayer more powerful than its words.
According to tradition, a Jew is required to recite kaddish for eleven months following the death of a close relative. For the Orthodox, fulfilling this obligation requires finding a minyan—a quorum of ten adult Jewish males—three times every day. Jay Lefkowitz, now mourning the death of his father, reflects on the experience:
March 2, 2018
How Israeli Intelligence Provided the U.S with Vital Help During the Cold War
What high-tech surveillance couldn’t see.
At Harvard, Adherence to Basic Christian Principles Is Considered Intolerant
A Christian group was punished for acting on its beliefs about homosexuality.
The Power of Kaddish for Believers and Skeptics Alike
A prayer more powerful than its words.
Hitler’s Great Public-Relations Victory at the 1936 Olympics
A gold medal in whitewashing.