The Danger of a Nuclear Iran Is Reason Enough to Go to War
Even if the Islamic Republic doesn’t use the bomb—and especially because it might.
Today’s Editors’ Picks
Tuesday, March 17
The Pornographic Appeal of Anti-Semitism
Susan Abulhawa, sadism, and the draw of the taboo.
After the Michigan Attack, Jews Must Change Some of Their Assumptions
Twenty miles from America’s jihad capital.
Why a Group of Medieval French Rabbis Set Off for the Land of Israel
Legends, facts, and crusaders.
How Robert Browning Found Abraham Ibn Ezra
The Victorian poet and the Spanish rabbi.
Past Editors’ Picks
Monday, March 16
How America Can Keep the Strait of Hormuz Open
It’s already begun the first phase.
No, Iran Won’t Win Merely by Surviving
Three centuries of concealing defeat.
New York City Is a Magnet for Terrorist Tourism
But it’s not becoming Paris or Malmo.
The Making of a Biblical Archaeologist
It started when a teenage girl fell in love with Israel.
A 16th-Century Polish Rabbi Who Went against the Grain
Meet the Maharshal.
Friday, March 13
Jews Are Under Attack: We Know Why and It Doesn’t Matter by Whom
An ineradicable superstition.
Yes, the U.S. War on Iran Is Legal
Whatever the cowardly and morally indifferent claim.
No, American Pluralism Isn’t a Lie
“To bigotry no sanction.”
Digging Up the Biblical Kingdom of the Ammonites
In the capital of modern-day Jordan.
From Jewish Red-Diaper Baby to Musical New Left Icon
Country Joe McDonald.
Thursday, March 12
A Progress Report on the Iran War
All the parties have shifted gears.
Why Haven’t the Houthis Come to Iran’s Defense?
The dog that hasn’t barked—yet.
Democrats and Media Obscure a Terrorist Attack in New York City
Confusing bombers and the bombed.
In Israel, Political Theology Comes to Life
A professor, Leo Strauss, and a visit to Israel.
The Anonymous Italian Jew Who Turned Christian Sources into a Jewish Classic
Sefer Yosippon.
Wednesday, March 11
How Qatar Became One of the Middle East’s Biggest Problems
Is its strategy finally collapsing?
Who Is Iran’s New Supreme Leader?
The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei signals a move from theocracy to military dictatorship.
Israel Is Fighting Britain’s War
A study in cowardice.
At America’s Top Colleges, Religion Makes Students Feel Uncomfortable
“Preemptive progressive signaling” and other coping mechanisms.
From Jewish Sarcophagus to Roman Church Floor to Italian Museum
The story of a menorah carving.
Tuesday, March 10
A Rare Opportunity to Destroy Hizballah
And an Iranian miscalculation.
Iran’s Defeat Will Be a Blow to Russia
Two wars, intertwined.
Fighting Anti-Semitism Requires Strengthening Jews, Not Sympathizing with Them
A good plan in New York City.
An Apocalyptic Jewish Document from the Time of the Crusades
From the Cairo Geniza.
Americans Still Believe in the Soul, and Even the Afterlife
A belief that might be coming back.
Monday, March 9
Israel Has a Second Chance to Defeat Hizballah. Will It Use It?
Unfinished business.
How America, Israel, and Arab States Are Working Together against Iran
A perspective from the former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East.
George Kennan Didn’t Think Iran Should Be Contained. He Thought It Should Be Punished
“I have wondered why our government did not simply . . . regard ourselves as at war with that country.”
Franz Rosenzweig and Weimar Jewry’s Brief Religious Renaissance
Love Is Strong as Death.
The World of Women’s Yiddish Prayers
Supplications.