Essay
Why Jews Don’t Eat Pork (Though Some Do)
A new book explains how pork became the forbidden food par excellence.
Essay
A Jewish Moment Without Parallel
Various aspects of Jewish existence at present seem less like the biblical description of what…
Essay
Agam Berger, the Hostage Who Kept the Sabbath
She has profound parallels in the ancient history of the Jewish people.
Essay
The Miracle of the Light
Winston Churchill wasn’t Jewish. But he understood, from the burning bush to the Maccabees to…
Essay
Don Pacifico Trump
A great Victorian-era statesman, defending the rights of a Jewish subject of Britain, can teach…
Essay
America’s Words and Amsterdam’s Example
The riot in Amsterdam is a warning of the sort of ugliness that could emerge…
Essay
The Unexpected Psalm of Thanksgiving
After a modern missile attack, Israelis turned to ancient wisdom in the Book of Psalms.
Essay
Patton’s Poem and the Jews
A poem by General George S. Patton is an encapsulation of what it means to…
Essay
The Setting of the Sundown Kid
Joe Lieberman kept the Sabbath holy and won admirers across sectarian lines.
Speech
What Jews Mean to America, with Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and Jay Nordlinger
Rabbi Soloveichik sits down with NR senior editor Jay Nordlinger to discuss his tentpole essay,…