Stalemate Is Better Than a Deal with Iran
Neither war nor peace is the best course.
Today’s Editors’ Picks
Monday, June 1
Anti-Zionists Don’t Belong in Rabbinical Seminaries
“If there are no Jews, there is no Torah.”
A California Judge Rules That a Jewish Prosecutor Can’t Try a Case against Anti-Israel Vandals
An unlawful order for recusal.
Why Liberals Need the Judeo-Christian Tradition Too
In God’s Image.
Religion Requires Showing Up
A leading scholar of faith in America is skeptical about a Christian revival.
Past Editors’ Picks
Friday, May 29
Why Erdogan Sat Out the Iran War
A four-century-old peace treaty still holds.
Palestinian Elections Show Declining Faith in the System
Clan loyalties outweigh partisanship.
The Attack on the UK’s Jewish Culture Month
The message: Jews don’t belong.
A Jewish Consideration of the Pope’s View of AI
The dangers of the new idolatry.
The Ritual of the Wayward Wife and God’s Demands of Society
A perspective from the Code of Hammurabi.
Thursday, May 28
The Emerging Saudi-Emirati Rivalry
The biggest divergence is over Israel.
Chris Van Hollen’s Incoherent Attempt to Reconcile Two Irreconcilable Positions
The anti-Zionist left has already declared war on moderate Democrats.
Fatah’s Internal Conference Reassures Hamas
While Mahmoud Abbas tries to start a dynasty.
Why American Democracy Needs the Bible
Losing and recovering our religion.
Can Artificial Intelligence Make the Jewish Canon Accessible?
Yehiel Mikhl Epstein meets Gemini.
Wednesday, May 27
America Shouldn’t Hand Iran a Victory in the Strait of Hormuz
The regime is severely weakened, but not yet defeated.
“Self-Hating” Jews Have Abundant Love for Themselves
But they might protest too much.
Don’t Trample on the Sacrifices of Those Who Served in America’s War on Terror
The danger isn’t posed by “forever wars,” but by forgetting why we fought in the first place.
Generation Z’s Religious Revival Is Saturated by the Worst Aspects of Online Culture
“Reactionary, performative, and individualist.”
First Temple Artifacts Found on the Temple Mount
An archaeological first.
Tuesday, May 26
The Best Defense against Hizballah Drones Is a Good Offense
Bring the fight to Beirut.
Synagogues Are Not Violating International Law, and American Mayors Shouldn’t Be Saying Otherwise
Are Jews who don’t toe the line entitled to the protection of the law?
Ruth Wisse Takes on the Dangerous Jewish Yearning for Moral Purity
“Show them the crucifixion of the Jews, as if it could be redemptive for the rest of us.”
The Conservatism of the So-Called Jewish Enlightenment
Haskalah shouldn’t be a dirty word to today’s Orthodox Jews.
A Rare Medieval Spanish Torah Scroll on Display in Tel Aviv
Pages from before the expulsion.