Even If Sanctions Are Relaxed, Iran Stands on the Brink of Economic Disaster
A favorable deal won’t be enough to save the Islamic Republic.
Today’s Editors’ Picks
Thursday, May 7
The Gulf States Are Finally Dismantling Iran’s Terror Networks
As is Canada.
The Supreme Court Must Clarify What Counts as Religious Discrimination in School Funding
Colorado and other states are seeking loopholes.
The Origins of the New World’s Oldest Jewish Community
A dispute between synagogues almost paralyzed Curaçao’s economy.
The Memoirs of a Hostage Mother
Outside of Israel, only one kind of Jewish grief is acceptable.
Past Editors’ Picks
Wednesday, May 6
No, America Would Not Be Safer If It Hadn’t Revoked the Nuclear Deal with Iran
Under the deal, the Islamic Republic would now be enriching uranium and building ballistic missiles freely.
Understanding the American Plan to Restore Safe Passage Through the Persian Gulf
What’s happening, and what it means.
How Hatred of Israel Has Led the Left to Embrace President Trump’s Former Allies
Strange new respect.
When the U.S. Military Published the Talmud
From one covenantal nation to another.
Somewhere Behind Dorothy Parker Lurked the Jewish Problem
“Put your head down a moment, while I whisper—for a Jew.”
Tuesday, May 5
Israel Diffused a Massive Flotilla with Minimal Confrontation
Are tougher laws or technology the solution for the next one?
Iran’s Terror Campaign against West European Jewry, and Britain’s Feeble Response
Where is the Britain that defended Don Pacifico?
A Case Study in Turning Civil Society against Israel
American psychologists vote to defend anti-Semitism from the Jews.
A Documentary Explores the Meaning of Religious Jewish Women’s Head-coverings
Sheitel: Beauty in the Hidden.
When Cypriot Jews Took on the Roman Empire
New evidence of the Diaspora revolt.
Monday, May 4
How to Break the Deadlock in the Persian Gulf
A three-part plan.
Meet Britain’s As-a-Jew Party Leader
Zack Polanski wants the votes of those who rejoice in the killing of Jews.
Will Israel’s New Political Alliance Change the Electoral Math?
Understanding the campaign season.
In Esoteric Discussions of Sacrifices, the Talmud Reveals Something about What It Means to Know God
Meal offerings and grasping the divine.
Allegra Goodman’s Latest Shows That Jewish Literature Isn’t Dead
This Is Not about Us.
Friday, May 1
The UAE Realizes That the Abraham Accords Are Better Than OPEC
The Arab League issued statements, but Jerusalem sent interceptors.
Anti-Jewish Violence Follows on the Heels of Anti-Israel Libels
A vile new slander and a double stabbing in London.
The Scholars Who Deliberately Ignore Hamas’s True Nature
A message from one new historian to another.
A Film about German Jewry on the Eve of Destruction Finally Gets Its Due
Reunion.
When Jabotinsky Discovered Jazz
“America Has a Rhythm.”
Thursday, April 30
Don’t Expect Qatar to Change Its Stripes
A few good statements don’t make a good ally.
How to Beat an Enemy That Won’t Admit Defeat
Victory without surrender.
American Partisanship, Not Israeli Policies, Explains Collapsing Democratic Support for Israel
But there is room for cautious optimism.
Jacob Emden: Memoirist, Talmudist, and Heresy Hunter
The life and controversies of an 18th-century superstar rabbi.
The Private Life of 19th-Century America’s Most Distinguished Jewess
Rebecca Gratz’s faith and philanthropy.
Wednesday, April 29
Israel-Kazakh Relations Provide a New Model for Diplomacy with the Muslim World
Bilateral ties might matter more than grand gestures.
Blaming the Jews for an Attempt on the President’s Life
The anatomy of a social-media fabrication.
Mainstream Democrats’ Faustian Bargain with Anti-Zionism
Anti-Zionism isn’t a policy preference, but a worldview.
Meditations of a Soviet Jew
Emil Bezverkhny’s account of Kafkaesque persecution.
The Grande Dame of Hasidic Warsaw
Temerl Bergson and her dynasty.