Judaism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Let God
I’m a great lover of the English language, but I must confess that, lately, I’ve come to…
Radical Ick
I was recently sipping on chocolat chaud while visiting Paris, observing life leisurely unfurling in the charming Place des Vosges.…
Israel, Hamas, and the War of Absolute Enmity
Located about a mile from Gaza, Kibbutz Kfar Aza is a lush communal farm reminiscent of a…
October 7 and the World’s Narrative
For decades, people spoke of knowing exactly where they were when they learned that President Kennedy had…
Progressive Supersessionism
Leftist attacks on Zionism, which in many quarters have devolved into overt anti-Semitism, seem strange alongside the…
Old Men Shall Dream Dreams
At the beginning of July in 1994, I arrived in Wheaton, Illinois. Wendy and the three of…
Letters from the Synod 2023: Special Edition 3
Erik Varden is bishop-prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, Norway. A native of South Norway, he…
Addiction Is the Disease of Desire
Bear the standard for religious orthodoxy with First Things. Make your contribution to our 2023 spring campaign today at firstthings.com/donate.…
What Pro-Choice Black Leadership Has Wrought
The corner of Connecticut Avenue and M Street in downtown Washington is occasionally patrolled by young men…
Saving God’s Creation in the Philippines
The documentary Delikado, Filipino for “risky” or “dangerous,” opens in prayer: “Take care of us, Lord. Please…
Aquinas, Kings, and Tyrants
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. William McCormick joins the podcast to…
The Real Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
In his new memoir, former attorney general William P. Barr defends religious liberty as the most pressing…
The Music of the Season
The Pennsylvania state lottery has, as its spokesperson, a talking groundhog. This supersized rodent shows up with…
What Middle Eastern Christians Want
The Vanishing:Faith, Loss, and the Twilight of Christianity in the Land of the Prophetsby janine di giovannipublic…
Looking Back to Think Forward
History is a great teacher. And lately I’ve been absorbed by three late 15th- and early 16th-century…