Why Israeli Strikes on Iran Make America Safer
The world’s foremost sponsor of terrorism.
June 13, 2025
The Talmud’s Lesson for Maintaining Humility in an Age of Virtue Signaling
“Do not say that true humility is dead, for I am humble!”
The term “virtue signaling” is a very recent one, but I doubt the phenomenon is especially new. Daniel Z. Feldman considers this sort of false piety when analyzing a “baffling” talmudic statement, one that perhaps typifies the rabbis’ use of irony. First, the Talmud claims that after the death of the great sage Judah the Nasi in the early 3rd century CE, “humility [anavah] disappeared from the world.” Naturally, there is an objection, here from Rabbi Joseph, who declares, “Do not say that humility has disappeared, as there is I [ana]!” Feldman writes:
June 13, 2025
The Right Way to Sanction the Muslim Brotherhood
Use the Treasury Department’s scalpel.
Sanctions against Israeli Ministers Violate Good Sense and Diplomatic Norms
Crossing a line.
The Talmud’s Lesson for Maintaining Humility in an Age of Virtue Signaling
“Do not say that true humility is dead, for I am humble!”
The Musical Genius Who Crafted a Classic American Jewish Tune
Samuel Adler’s ha-motsi.