Events in Venezuela Should Make Iran Worry
Russia and China didn’t come to Maduro’s aid, and won’t come to Ayatollah Khamenei’s.
January 6, 2026
The Hidden Radicalism of Brooklyn’s Haredi Existentialist Rabbi
Yitzchak Hutner.
Although little known outside of Orthodox circles, Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner is recognized among America Haredim as one of the most profound theologians of the 20th century. Born in hasidic Warsaw in 1906, he studied at a distinguished non-hasidic (“Lithuanian”) yeshiva before spending several years in Ottoman Palestine and then settling in Brooklyn. David Bashevkin provides a brief biography of Hutner before delving into his thought in conversation with Alon Shalev. Shalev points to the influence of European existentialism on Hutner’s thought, and Hutner’s efforts to conceal his most radical ideas within his writings. (Audio, 108 minutes.)
January 6, 2026
How Israel Can Secure Its Northern Border against Hizballah
Learning from past mistakes.
Britain Must Take on Its Homegrown Islamist Threat
Jews are already afraid to walk the streets of their country.
The Hidden Radicalism of Brooklyn’s Haredi Existentialist Rabbi
Yitzchak Hutner.
Sicily’s First Bris in Over 500 Years
Once home to one of Europe’s oldest Jewish communities.