Nation and Narrative
The sons of Israel, from the kibbutz to the hesder yeshiva, came together to liberate Jerusalem in 1967. Yossi Klein Halevi portrays Israel by tracing their diverging paths in the years since.
Original Sins
John Judis book about Truman's Middle East policy isn't a rant, but it's not exactly history either.
Our Master, May He Live
Rashi's commentary on the Chumash isn't just about textual puzzles, it's about God's love for the Jewish people. So argues Avraham Grossman in a new biography.
Politics and Prophecy
Ari Shavit, the Israeli prophet-journalist, offers both rebuke of the past and warnings for the future, but unlike prophets of old, he has no solutions for the way forward.
The Anti-Jewish Problem
In the competition that took place between Judaism and nascent Christianity, only one could be correct. Thus, anti-Judaism became central to the Western tradition.
The Good, The Bad, and The Unending
Have (more or less) real historians ever been as central to a Hollywood blockbuster as they are to George Clooney’s The Monuments Men? Our reviewer, Gavriel D. Rosenfeld has something to say about the history. Also Cate Blanchett.
The Living Waters of History
A historical novel about the Spanish Expulsion tells us as much about current reading trends as it does the lives of Jews in 15th-century Spain.
Cognitive Dissonance
Gordis replies to his critics and outlines his positive vision for the future. His proposal may surprise you.
Learning from History
Jonathan Sarna looks back at a time when both Reform and Orthodox Judaism in America seemed imperiled.
Building a Sukkah and the Call to Transcendence
David Starr says that Gordis asked the right question, but the answer may be harder than he thinks.