The Strait of Hormuz Is the Key to Victory in the Iran War
Breaking Tehran’s control of the waterway means breaking its ability to threaten its rivals.
April 6, 2026
Why the Song of Songs Became Part of the Passover Liturgy
An Aramaic text turned the book into a historical romance.
While the Haggadah is the text most associated with Passover, there are others—among them the Song of Songs, which many Ashkenazi congregations recited this past Sabbath. To understand this collection of love songs, replete with erotic overtones, as a sacred conceit for the relationship between the human and the divine, one must have access to allegorical readings. Sheila Tuller Keiter argues that one particular interpretive work paved the way for the book’s incorporation into the liturgy:
April 6, 2026
Ukraine and Israel Are America’s Most Dependable Allies
Even if Americans don’t realize it.
A Lesson from the Haggadah about Fighting Anti-Semitism
Dangers are real. But the biggest danger is forgetting why Judaism is worth defending.
Why the Song of Songs Became Part of the Passover Liturgy
An Aramaic text turned the book into a historical romance.
Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Forgotten Friend
Chaim Heller’s scholarship and an unpublished letter.