The Death of the Caliph and Islamic State’s Uncertain Future
The terrorist group’s prospects do not seem promising.
February 7, 2022
Reading Johannes Vermeer Midrashically
The Astronomer, the rescue of Moses, and two aspects of wonder.
The 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer, unlike his contemporaries Rembrandt and Jan Steen, did not leave behind renderings of Old Testament scenes—with one partial exception. But Chaim Brovender nonetheless finds much for a rabbi to love about Vermeer’s work, focusing on two paintings in particular:
February 7, 2022
A Lead Negotiator’s Resignation Points to Just How Bad the Coming Deal with Iran Is Likely to Be
“Sunset clauses” will remain in place—and they’re about to start going into effect.
How a Year in Israel Could Transform Diaspora Jewry
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When It Came to the Jews, Wagner and Marx Shared a Common Hatred
These two ex-friends saw Jews as the embodiment of the evils of liberalism.
Reading Johannes Vermeer Midrashically
The Astronomer, the rescue of Moses, and two aspects of wonder.