How America Can Help the People of Iran
And the role of the clergy in overthrowing clerical rule.
January 12, 2026
The Jews of the American Revolution
Drawn to freedom.
Last week, this newsletter cited the comments of Roya Hakakian on the uprising in her native Iran. Coming full circle, today’s edition ends with her consideration of the Jews who participated in the American Revolution—and who came to the new country seeking not shelter, but freedom.
January 12, 2026
Haredi Protests and Foreseeable Tragedies
Who’s responsible for the death of Yosef Eisenthal?
Weapons Smuggling Enables Crime and Terror in Israel’s Borders
Time for Jerusalem to act.
Moses Isserles: Theologian, Mystic, and Shaper of the Ashkenazi Way
A systematic thinker with a philosophical mind.
The Jews of the American Revolution
Drawn to freedom.