When Hamas Fires Rockets from Lebanon, Iran Is Giving the Orders
The Israel-Iran conflict, not the Israel-Palestinian conflict, explains the recent escalation.
April 18, 2023
Commemoration of the Holocaust Must Involve Knowledge of the Jews—and of Those Who Hate Them
“In every generation they rise up to annihilate us.”
The Passover Haggadah takes care to emphasize that Pharoah wasn’t the only figure to threaten the Jews’ existence, but “in each and every generation they rise up against us to exterminate us.” David Wolpe applies this lesson to Yom HaShoah, which began yesterday evening, and warns of the danger of seeing the Holocaust unmoored from the context of the history of anti-Semitism, and the even greater danger of educating Jews and non-Jews about the history of the Holocaust while teaching them nothing about Jews and Judaism.
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A New York Court Affirms That Parents, Not Schools, Are Responsible for Educating Their Children
A legal victory for ḥasidic education.
The Ancient Jewish Rebels Who Inspired Modern Zionists
Personal freedom and national independence.
Commemoration of the Holocaust Must Involve Knowledge of the Jews—and of Those Who Hate Them
“In every generation they rise up to annihilate us.”
The First Orthodox Jew to Play Professional Baseball
Jacob Steinmetz struck out one of the Major League’s best players.