Speech
On the Responsibility of Moral Leaders
Jewish leaders must be spiritual statesmen as much as they are political ones.
Essay
Anniversary of an Image
Understanding the history and meaning of the photograph that is the embodiment of Israel itself.
Essay
Who Invited God to the Inauguration?
‘Pious gratitude’ has been a part of the ceremony since Washington.
Essay
Finding God in the Olympic Footrace
‘Chariots of Fire’ offers a message on athletic greatness and the doping scandal.
Essay
Meir Solveichik on Yuval Levin’s ‘The Fractured Republic’
What the "revolution in the structure of American religiosity" means for the United States.
Essay
God and the Fourth of July
Asked to propose a national seal in 1776, Franklin and Jefferson chose religious themes.
Essay
The Jews of the American Revolution
A ritual for Memorial Day at a cemetery in downtown Manhattan.
Essay
When Lincoln Died on Passover
Seeing Lincoln's death through Jewish eyes.
Essay
The Temple Mount: In Whose Hands?
The reason Jews can’t pray at Judaism’s holiest site.
Essay
God Delivered the Pilgrims—and My People
Thanksgiving always had particular resonance for one group of religious freedom-seekers.