Why Israel Destroyed Syrian Tanks Last Weekend
Assad is getting desperate, and reckless.
June 28, 2017
A Rabbi Who Married Historical Scholarship with a Ḥasidic Approach to the Talmud
Yisrael Friedman Ben-Shalom.
Unlike most other ḥasidic leaders who sought isolation from secular Zionism upon arrival in the land of Israel, the late Pashkaner rebbe, Yisrael Friedman, became closely affiliated with the socialist and secularist pioneer organization Hashomer Hatsa’ir, settled on a kibbutz, began using the Hebrew version of his last name (“Ben-Shalom”), and even studied at a university, eventually becoming a professor. Yakov Z. Mayer explains how Friedman’s historical expertise on the talmudic period merged seamlessly with his particularly ḥasidic method of Talmud study:
June 28, 2017
A New Crown Prince Could Bring Change to Saudi Arabia, but Will It Be Change for the Better?
Much-needed reforms could destabilize a U.S. ally.
At a Chicago Gay Pride March, No Jewish Symbols Allowed
Stars of David made some people feel “unsafe.”
A Rabbi Who Married Historical Scholarship with a Ḥasidic Approach to the Talmud
Yisrael Friedman Ben-Shalom.
A New Study Confirms Evidence of Jewish Ancestry among India’s Bene Israel
Most likely, Jewish men from the Middle East came to India and married local women.