What Israel Gained and Lost in a Day of Fighting
Terrorists in Gaza launched 100 rockets at Israeli civilians.
May 5, 2023
Debating the Divine Origins of the Torah
A theory of “cumulative revelation” enhances the status of the rabbinic tradition.
In the anthology The Revelation at Sinai: What Does “Torah from Heaven” Mean?, the philosopher Yoram Hazony criticizes the attempts of some Jewish theologians to reconcile traditional notions of revelation with academic theories about the origins and composition of Scripture—including a doctrine sometimes called “unfolding” or “progressive” revelation. Tamar Ross responds to Hazony’s brief engagement with her own ideas of “cumulative revelation,” and explains what makes them distinct:
May 5, 2023
Why the Outsized Power of the Israeli Supreme Court Must Be Curbed
Question of values are distinct from questions of law.
Shoddy Journalistic Attacks on Hasidic Schools Don’t Deserve Honors
A Pulitzer for the New York Times?
Debating the Divine Origins of the Torah
A theory of “cumulative revelation” enhances the status of the rabbinic tradition.
The First Hungarian Jewish Cookbooks
Pastries, dumplings, and cholent.