Essay
Hath Not a Jew Costumes?
What Esther understood about Jewish identity that Shakespeare didn’t.
Essay
The Mysteries of the Sh’ma
The most powerful sentence in Judaism is also the most misunderstood.
Speech
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in Conversation with Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Rabbi Soloveichik and a group of his students visit the home of Rabbi Sacks for…
Speech
Jews: The Case for God
Am Yisrael Chai—the Jewish people lives—is a fact, but what is the theological meaning of…
Essay
The New York Times Slanders Israel—Again
Words that could only have been written out of ignorance or dishonesty.
Essay
The Land Waited for the Jews
What Nahmanides understood about Israel that Mark Twain never did.
Essay
This was Herman Wouk’s God
Herman Wouk is unlike any other Jewish cultural figure of his time.
Essay
Pilgrimage Road and Palestinian Memory
An ancient staircase to the Temple Mount says plenty about Jerusalem’s history.
Essay
The Bones of Brisk
Our union as Jews is with the living and the dead.
Essay
Misunderstanding the Drops of Wine
Why do we remove drops of wine at the seder?…