Why the New European Peace Initiative Is Doomed to Fail
Conflict management is the only approach that has a chance right now.
June 3, 2015
Can Ḥasidism Point a Way Forward for Modern Orthodoxy?
The value of lived religious experience over rationalist claims.
Ysoscher Katz argues that elements of ḥasidic spirituality could help to enhance and revive Modern Orthodoxy, precisely because they are rooted in lived religious experience rather than rationalist claims about theological truth—about which modern Jews are apt to be skeptical. Katz takes as a model the spirituality of his father, a member of the Satmar sect:
June 3, 2015
Remembering the Baghdad Pogrom of 1941
"The Farhud was not just another anti-Jewish pogrom."
The Effects of the Syrian Civil War, Felt in a Jerusalem Shop
What happened to the Mattini clan of fabric makers?
Will Marriage Be Redefined to Include Polygamy?
Approval of polygamy has doubled in a recent survey.
Can Ḥasidism Point a Way Forward for Modern Orthodoxy?
The value of lived religious experience over rationalist claims.