Commentary Magazine

‘These Stones Are Not Silent’
Why the Temple Mount is inseparable from the identity of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.
Featured Essays

Rembrandt’s Jewish Vision
A non-Jewish Dutch artist may be the most Jewish artist of them all.

The 1620 Project
Why Jews have a special obligation to defend the American founding.

The Jewish Mother: A Theology
Jewish mothers are the foundation of Judaism.

The Moment That Made Israel a Nation
Great leaders are often best understood by what they chose not to do.
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Second Passover
When survivors of Buchenwald, two days after liberation, gathered over matzah to celebrate their freedom.

Don’t Trust Movies Named ‘Munich’
Netflix's new film about the infamous conference is a work of moral and artistic mendacity.

The Real Truth About the Temple Mount
Someone tell Yair Lapid that the Western Wall is Judaism's holiest site.

Yiddish is a Language of Faith
No matter how hard some try to disconnect it, Yiddish is inseparable from Judaism.