Shmuel Rosner and Peter Fritzsche discuss his book: "Hitler's First Hundred Days: When Germans Embraced the Third Reich." Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

In Israel, this attempt to erase the past because of sensitivities of the present has not yet taken hold.

Shmuel Rosner and David Sorkin discuss his book: "Jewish Emancipation: A History Across Five Centuries." Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel visited Israel earlier this week, for a seventh time as Germany’s leader, for the last time in her official capacity.

Shmuel Rosner and James Traub discuss his book: "Judah Benjamin: Counselor to the Confederacy (Jewish Lives)." James Traub (born 1954) is an American journalist. He is...

I was sad to hear about Kamala Harris and the student incident. Not because I’m worried about the support for Israel, but because I’m worried about the state of America.

Shmuel Rosner and Sarah Stroumsa discuss her book, Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient...

Bennett is a fresh face, he is a promise of a different future, he is a possible remedy for some of the ills that inflicted Israel in the last couple of years.

Shmuel Rosner and Guest Andrew Pessin discuss campus cancel culture and his latest book: "Nevergreen", now out on amazon. Andrew Pessin is Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College and...

Three weeks ago, six Palestinian prisoners fled from an Israeli prison in a daring escape through a tunnel.

For 2000 years and then some seventy more, the Jewish People did not have to worry about a Prime Minister who wants to observe the Shabbat according to halachic rules. That is, until Naftali Bennett became our PM. 

Shmuel Rosner and Donald M.Lewis discuss his book: "A Short History of Christian Zionism: From the Reformation to the Twenty-First Century" (available to purchase...

The change in dynamics of the political relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel is “the most fascinating aspect” of Israel’s politics today.

Shmuel Rosner and Rabbi Joseph Meszler discuss his book: "Readings from Tractate Rosh HaShanah in the Babylonian Talmud: A Personal Journey through the Holiday." Rabbi Joseph...

At the end of last year, attempting to summarize an eventful twelve months in a short 700-word article, I concluded with the following thoughts: “Proportion is essential. This was a challenging year; bad, but not the worst ever. With luck, when the pandemic is under control and the economy recovers, we might even remember it with bemusement and slight nostalgia: ‘Remember the year of the pandemic?’”.

Shmuel Rosner and Shaul Magid discuss Magid's latest book: "Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical Hardcover." Shaul Magid is...

Naftali Bennett will be meeting President Joe Biden on Thursday, at the end of a long summer.

Shmuel Rosner and Uri Zvi Shachar discuss his latest book: A Pious Belligerence Dialogical Warfare and the Rhetoric of Righteousness in the Crusading Near East...

On Sunday morning, I took my third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in slightly more than half a year.

Apparently, Hamilton was born a Jew.

Shmuel Rosner and Andrew Porwancher discuss his book: "The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton" (available to pre order). Andrew Porwancher is a Wick Carey associate...

Can we learn something from all of this? I think we can, and it is to moderate our tendency to respond with hype to all things.

It is often the newly-elected who make the most aggressive moves against an enemy, as not to be seen as weak.

Shmuel Rosner and Joel Kotkin discuss Kotkin's latest article for Tablet magazine, his book and more. Joel Kotkin is the presidential fellow in urban futures at...

Who is a Jew? Since the Jewish people did not start their long journey just yesterday, this is seemingly a question that should have been answered a long time ago

Does this mean a somewhat suspicious approach to the dramatic headlines is due? I’d say yes. Read with care, and remember that all such stories have context.

Shmuel Rosner and Noam Gidron discuss how the differences between the Israeli and American political systems effect political and social polarization. Noam Gidron is a...

And so, Netanyahu is out. Finally out.

Shmuel Rosner, Michael Caspe and Nathaniel Deutsch discuss their book: "A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg." Nathaniel Deutsch is...

Ayelet Pearl is a rabbinic student at the Academy for Jewish Religion and a Master’s candidate at City College of New York. She completed...