Lawlessness Is the Source of the West Bank’s Current Problems
Repairing broken windows can help Israelis and Palestinians alike.
September 9, 2026
“The Trial” as an Allegory for the Jewish Condition
Josef K. and his biblical namesake.
In Franz Kafka’s novel The Trial, a man named Josef K. finds himself accused of unknown crimes and subject to judicial proceedings that are inscrutable, arbitrary, and—hence the term—Kafkaesque. Jacob Howland examines this work and suggests its relevance to the current situation of the Jews:
September 9, 2026
Strategic and Tactical Failures, Not Betrayal, Made October 7 Possible
Beyond the blame game.
Defending New York City—and Its Jews—after September 11
“The most precarious moment” in American Jewish history.
“The Trial” as an Allegory for the Jewish Condition
Josef K. and his biblical namesake.
Rosh Hashanah, Passover, and the Real Beginning of the Jewish Year
The sacred calendar’s two cycles.