To Avoid War, Israel Must Make Its Red Lines Clear to Hizballah
The fallout of the recent border skirmish.
July 29, 2020
Both Rage against God, and Acknowledgment of His Justice, Are Appropriate Responses to National Tragedy
Judah Halevi’s poetic theodicy.
Sundown tonight marks the beginning of Tisha b’Av, the day of the year that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples, the concomitant exiles, and many other catastrophes that have befallen the Jewish people over the centuries. Of the many kinot (liturgical dirges) recited in synagogues tomorrow morning, some of the best known were written by the great Spanish philosopher-poet Judah Halevi (1075-1141). Yosef Lindell focuses his attention one of Halevi’s less famous dirges, which he interprets as grappling with the problem of theodicy—of how a just God could have allowed such terrible suffering to befall His people—in a way that captures the stance of the day as a whole:
July 29, 2020
The Anti-Israel Movement Was Ground Zero for Cancel Culture
Religious zeal, directed at the Jews.
The Supposedly Neutral Organization Turning “Human Rights” into a Weapon against Israel
Human Rights Watch’s employees promote anti-Semitism and terrorism.
Both Rage against God, and Acknowledgment of His Justice, Are Appropriate Responses to National Tragedy
Judah Halevi’s poetic theodicy.
How Plague, Climate Change, and Economic Collapse Destroyed the Negev’s Booming Winemaking Industry
Fifteen-hundred years ago.