The Best Books of 2021, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part II)
Four more of our writers pick several favorites each, featuring two Ruths, passengers, Lincoln, Verdun, chief rabbis, Jewish Montreal, sweet spots, a fortress, and more.
The Best Books of 2020, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part I)
Five of our regular writers pick several favorites each, featuring Turkish denial, Jesus’s wife, coffeehouse culture, angst, WEIRDness, and Judaism straight up.
The Rise and Prospects of Israeli Conservatism
By a number of measures Israeli sensibilities have always been fairly conservative, but conservatism as an ideology was long frowned upon—until recently. What’s next?
The Best Books of 2019, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part I)
Seven of our regular writers pick several favorites each, featuring sieges, spies, cultural revolutions, family papers, useful enemies, new fields of inquiry, and more.
The Best Books of 2018, Chosen by Mosaic Authors
Letters, antidotes, eternal lives, outcasts, secret worlds, pogroms, and more.
The Criticisms of Israel's Nation-State Law Are Very Strange
Some of the people who now criticize the law were for it only a few years ago.
Why All the Outrage over Israel’s Nation-State Law?
The controversial new law has been reviled as “an assassination of democracy” and a subversion of the founding principles of the Jewish state. It’s neither.
The Tides of David Gelernter's Mind
A dazzling new book reminds us that our minds don’t work like computers—and that wisdom, including the moral wisdom of Judaism, doesn’t progress like science.
How the Ultra-Orthodox Undermine Themselves
For many members of Israel’s haredi community, loyalty is signaled by rendering oneself useless in the outside world.
Israel's Imperious Judiciary
A madly intrusive justice system is one of the most potent threats the country faces. Can it be stopped?
How Not to Perpetuate Judaism in the Jewish State
If you value Judaism and wish to see it retain its vitality, keep it out of the hands of the state. Is that so complicated?
