The U.S. Must Avoid a Bad Deal with Iran
America has the upper hand. It should use it.
April 24, 2026
How a Hasidic Rabbi Became a Social-Media Sensation
Shalom Landau’s common-sense Torah.
Mordecai Kaplan was deeply rooted in the anti-hasidic traditions of his native Lithuania, engaged with secular theories of the world, skeptical about God and revelation, uncommitted to strict adherence to Jewish law, and an intellectual who had trouble relating to his congregants. In every way, Rabbi Shalom Landau is the opposite: the leader of a small hasidic community; unfamiliar with the world outside the Williamsburg, Brooklyn; a devout adherent to religious tradition—and possessing a gift for relating to people even beyond the confines of his community. Joseph Bernstein reports:
April 24, 2026
How to End U.S. Aid to Israel While Strengthening the U.S.-Israel Alliance
From patronage to partnership.
A Guide to Philo-Semitism
Why doesn’t everyone love the Jews?
The Enduring Legacy of Mordecai Kaplan
Reconstructionist Judaism failed as a denomination—even as American Jews absorbed its ideas.
How a Hasidic Rabbi Became a Social-Media Sensation
Shalom Landau’s common-sense Torah.