A Palestinian Terrorist Organization Is Participating in German Parliamentary Elections
Why doesn’t Germany ban the PFLP?
September 5, 2017
A Talmudic Scholar’s Appreciation of the American Constitution
Freedom over ideology.
Orthodox Jews in the United States remember Moses Feinstein (1895-1986) as a preeminent halakhist who brought his immense erudition to bear on the thorniest questions of Jewish practice. But when, in March 1939, America celebrated the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Constitution, he delivered a sermon displaying a rarely noted political awareness. As Elli Fischer observes, his encomium to the wisdom of the American system of government must be read in the context of rising Nazi and Communist threats to Jews and to the world in general. Herewith, quoted by Fischer, the sermon’s key passage:
September 5, 2017
In an Attempt at Compassion, the Israeli Supreme Court Has Thrown Immigration Policy into Chaos
Israel needs a coherent approach.
How the Western Wall Became a Place of Jewish Prayer
At the instigation of a 16th-century sultan.
On the Foolishness of Jewish Celebrities Wearing Yellow Stars
There are better ways than Nazi symbols for Jews to express their pride.
A Talmudic Scholar’s Appreciation of the American Constitution
Freedom over ideology.