The Supreme Court’s ruling this week will help mend America’s frayed culture by strengthening its religious institutions. It couldn’t have come at a better time.

On the opening of a new academic institution devoted to study of the Hebrew Bible for its moral and political wisdom.

My grandfather, who survived five Nazi camps, built in their shadow a life that consisted above all of children and grandchildren. The same is demanded of us all.

The political vision and theological insight of Esther speak compellingly to the dilemmas and opportunities of the present age.