Monthly Essay ·
To Save Itself from International Isolation, Israel Must Hold On to the West Bank
By Rafi DeMoggeThe diplomatic case against territorial concessions.
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Observation ·
Where Did the Idea of Three “Abrahamic Faiths” Come From?
By PhilologosThe incompatible narratives of Judaism and Islam, and what the Bible has to say about them.
Monthly Essay ·
What American Jews Gave After October 7: An Accounting
By Jack WertheimerIn response to crises in Israel and at home, American Jews mobilized to raise vast sums. But why was the community so unprepared? And did it rise to the occasion?
Observation ·
A Year On, Israelis Still Haven’t Found a Name for the Current War
By PhilologosEven as it becomes clear who will emerge victorious.
Monthly Essay ·
The Failed Concepts That Brought Israel to October 7
By Shany MorHow four interlocking ways of thinking combined to leave the Jewish state at the mercy of its enemies.
Monthly Essay ·
How Western Artists Used and Abused the Hebrew Bible
By Dr. Jacob WisseFor centuries, visual artists, nearly all Christian, turned to the Hebrew Bible for inspiration even more often than the New Testament. What did they find there, and did they treat it well?
Observation ·
An Unusual and Beautiful Hebrew Poem by a 19th-Century Catholic Priest
By PhilologosI can’t think of a single serious Hebrew composition written by a Christian other than “In Praise of the Hebrew Language.”
Observation ·
Haketiya, the Spanish Yiddish
By PhilologosLike Ladino, Haketiya grew out of the Spanish of Jews exiled from Spain. Like Yiddish, it has a range of loving, spiteful, sarcastic, ironic, anxious, and superstitious expressions.
Monthly Essay ·
How Israelis Probe Their Failings
By Scott AbramsonSince its birth, the Jewish state has convened unusually powerful commissions to investigate its own mistakes. Will the same happen now, and if not, why?
Observation ·
How Monotheistic Israel and Pagan Rome Gave the World Its Weeks
By PhilologosA rivalry between the Jewish numerical and European pagan-astronomical nomenclatures for the seven-day week has played out over millennia across the world.
Monthly Essay ·
Israel in Space
By Arthur HermanIn the shadow of October 7, the story of Israel's rapidly growing space industry is easily overlooked. But it holds many of the keys for the nation's future survival.
Monthly Essay ·
The Exodus Project: A Jewish Answer to the University Crisis
By Eric CohenAmerican Jews feel betrayed by the very institutions they helped build. It’s time for young Jews to go to colleges and universities that welcome and embrace them.
Monthly Essay ·
Jewish Studies against the Jews
By Andrew KossAs America's universities catch fire and its Jewish students grow more fearful, the field most likely to have something to say has remained silent—or worse. How did it go wrong?
Monthly Essay ·
Is War With Lebanon Imminent?
By Raphael BenLeviAs both sides escalate by the day and as the fighting in Gaza simmers down, many Israelis are growing convinced that full-scale war with Hizballah is unavoidable. Are they right?
Observation ·
The World Is Not Taking the Houthis Seriously Enough
By Ari Heistein, Jason M. BrodskyOf all the actors that have taken the world stage since October 7, the Houthis are surely the most surprising. Where did they come from and what do they want?
Observation ·
The Irony of “Genocide”
By PhilologosA Jewish lawyer coined the term because there was no word that described the murder of a whole people. But the definition he favored is so loose it can apply to almost any conflict.
Observation ·
A Special Dictionary for Israel
By Shany MorWhen it comes to describing Israel’s actions in war and peace, the world invests established terms with new meaning, and simply invents others.
Monthly Essay ·
What Would Ben-Gurion Do?
By Neil RogachevskyIsrael’s founding father argued for a conception of politics uniquely tailored to the Jewish state. Fifty years after his death, his country could use it more than ever.
Monthly Essay ·
Why Dostoevsky Loved Humanity and Hated the Jews
By Gary Saul MorsonThe case of the literary master helps explain why people who devote themselves to compassion for all so often make an exception for Jews.
Monthly Essay ·
Ecstasy and Amnesia in the Gaza Strip
By Shany MorThree catastrophes, all marked by euphoria at the start and denial at the end, have shaped the Palestinian predicament. Has the fourth arrived, and is the same dynamic playing out?
Response ·
“OK, So I’ll Tell You What Happened This Saturday from My Perspective.”
By NamerCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
The Whole Middle East Is Counting on Israel to Destroy Hamas
By Evelyn GordonCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
Hamas’s Messianic Violence
By Hussein Aboubakr MansourCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
The Humiliation of Jews Is the Point
By Jonathan SilverGrotesque images of abused Israeli hostages and violations of dead Israeli bodies should remind us of the reality of evil and the necessity of countering it.
Monthly Essay ·
The Hidden Calculation Behind the Yom Kippur War
By Michael DoranIt's long been the greatest question about the war: why Israel waited to be attacked. But what if it was convinced to wait by its closest ally, the United States?
Monthly Essay ·
The Perennial Power of the Nakba
By Hussein Aboubakr MansourHow generations of Arab thinkers and leaders tried to turn the humiliation of their losses to Israel into a springboard to launch their nations into an enchanted new age.
Monthly Essay ·
I.L. Peretz and the Golden Chain
By Dr. Ruth WisseThe great Yiddish writer envisioned an unbroken transmission of Jewishness through the generations, from biblical prophets to talmudic sages to literary giants like Heine—and himself.
Monthly Essay ·
From Coy to Goy
By Tamara BerensHow America’s far right found its anti-Semitic voice and figured out its true identity.
Response ·
The Marcionite Offensive
By Michel GurfinkielCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
Israel’s Judicial Reckoning
By Evelyn GordonIsrael's court is abnormally powerful and has caused half the nation to lose faith in its government. Reform will help, as long as it doesn't cause the other half to do the same.
