Two Questions about President Biden’s Iran Strategy
Is the White House serious about curbing Tehran’s ambitions?
February 25, 2021
The Uses of Esther, from Crypto-Jews to Sojourner Truth
And its profound theological relevance.
The recent volume Esther and America contains 28 essays by various scholars and writers about the way the book of Esther has been used and understood in an American context. In his review, James Goodman shares some of what he learned from it:
February 25, 2021
To Avoid Anti-Semitism Scandals, Universities Should Avoid Hiring Professors Whose Work Is Contaminated by the Hatred of Jews
A British professor libels Jewish students at his own university.
Amid the Coronavirus, Germany Sees a Spike in Anti-Semitism
From right and left, jihadist and Querdenker.
The Uses of Esther, from Crypto-Jews to Sojourner Truth
And its profound theological relevance.
For the Jews of 19th-Century America, the Purim Ball Became the Event of the Year
A celebration of being comfortable in the U.S.