Why Didn’t the Peace Process Create a Palestinian State? Because Yasir Arafat Didn’t Want One
He wanted to be a wealthy revolutionary, not a founding statesman.
September 15, 2023
American Orthodoxy Has Grown More Stringent in Some Ways, More Liberal in Others
Peanut oil and the bat mitzvah.
Since the beginning of the century, observers of Orthodox Judaism in America have commented on what one sociologist labeled a “shift to the right.” This shift isn’t a political one, but rather a move toward more stringent observance and a tendency for the Modern Orthodox to grow closer to Ḥaredim in certain respects. Zev Eleff argues that Orthodoxy is indeed changing, but not in a way that can be explained in such simple directional terms:
September 15, 2023
By Renewing the Arms Embargo on Iran, Europe Is Helping Ukraine
But France, Germany, and Britain could have gone further.
Observing the Sabbatical Year in Modern Times
The last fruits of shmitah.
American Orthodoxy Has Grown More Stringent in Some Ways, More Liberal in Others
Peanut oil and the bat mitzvah.
A Rare 18th-Century Hebrew Prayerbook Becomes the Star of an Auction
It possibly belonged to Jacob Emden’s grandson.