In-Person Religious Services Are Better for Your Health Than the Online Kind
Results of a new study.
September 4, 2025
The Women of Jerusalem’s Most Insular Hasidic Sect
Sitting and sewing.
During some of my visits to Israel, I used to enjoy attending the lively Sabbath evening gatherings (in Yiddish, tishn—literally, “tables”) of the hasidic group known as Toldot Aharon, or “generations of Aaron.” The group, which is even more insular than most segments of haredi society, takes its name from its founder, Rabbi Aharon Roth. Menachem Keren-Kratz reviews a new book about its members.
September 4, 2025
The Women of Jerusalem’s Most Insular Hasidic Sect
Sitting and sewing.
The Phantom Anti-Christians at the Heart of the New Rightwing Anti-Semitism
The isolationism of fools?
Although Well Intentioned, the Israeli Protest Movement Strengthens Hamas
The problem with “bring them home now.”
Al Jazeera Journalists Get Hamas to Torture Their Competition, While Abu Obeida’s Word Reigns Supreme
The killing of a Hamas spokesman may spell the beginning of the end for the terrorist group.