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Empty Gestures

Even as Europeans routinely repeat "Never Again," their solemn commitment is not to prevent another Holocaust—it is rather to prevent war.      The Case for Acting Now

Time may be running out for covert efforts aimed at sabotaging Iran's nuclear program.The Case for Cooling Their Jets

As the U.S. and Israel consider a preemptive strike against Iran, here are the top five reasons why they should keep their missiles on the ground.Tangled Up in What?

Josephus refers to "a remembrance upon the arms" (which may or may not be figurative); Aristeas refers to a "sign around the hand" (same). Why are the earliest Jewish sources on tefillin so ambiguous?Court Jew

"I don't think there's any Jewish issue that doesn't have [his] fingerprints on it," said legendary litigator Nathan Lewin's new partner—his daughter Alyza.Edifice Complex

Strategies for consolidating the many over-built, under-programmed Jewish organizations.Vayera: The Binding of Abraham

Our weekly reading gives us two radically different stories about Abraham—with two contradictory messages.  First, God decides to destroy the evil cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and brimstone.Canon Fodder

For the eminent literary critic Dan Miron, the prominence of Jewish authors writing in non-Jewish languages is proof of the impossibility of assembling a modern Jewish literary canon..