Jews have long taken the view that a strictly separationist reading of the First Amendment is better for Jewish thriving. But the time has come to change course

Israel’s national anthem sounds like an elegy. That’s no accident

On faith in literature

Reliance on miracles is not a sustainable political theology

Teaching students what, how, and why to believe is both necessary and impossible. Judaism demonstrates that we are up for the task

The message of our history is fight, not flight

Why ‘Do you believe in God?’ is the wrong question

It is time for Jews to gather together once again. And Jews who gather do so in prayer

The beginning of wisdom is neither the sum nor the end of it

Greater public faith in elite institutions requires evidence of restraint, not just of competence