Understanding Israel’s Strategy in Gaza and Beyond
Defeating, not weakening, adversaries.
September 17, 2025
Why the Lord Delights in Burnt Offerings and Sacrifices
A 2,000-year conversation about what were once Judaism’s most important rituals.
A large portion of the Torah and the Talmud, and indeed much of the Hebrew Bible, is taken up by discussions of sacrificial rituals, from the offerings of Cain and Abel through the restoration of the Temple and its rites by Ezra and Nehemiah. Even today, the Temple service stands at the center of the traditional Yom Kippur liturgy. But what was the purpose of worshipping God through the slaughter of animals? Shlomo Zuckier, in conversation with J.J. Kimche, considers the various ways Jewish thinkers from ancient times to the present have tried to answer this question. (Audio, 55 minutes.)
September 17, 2025
The New Cold War and the Middle East
From Poland to Iran to the Philippines.
Israel Isn’t Suffering from an Economic Crisis, and Doesn’t Need Autarky
Sparta and Jerusalem.
A New Attempt at Reviving Supersessionism
Paul against the Jews?
Why the Lord Delights in Burnt Offerings and Sacrifices
A 2,000-year conversation about what were once Judaism’s most important rituals.