The CIA’s Poorly Timed Demonstration of Weakness toward Iran
Exactly the wrong moment for a “softer approach.”
October 13, 2021
Did a 13th-Century Rabbi Know about Lightning Rods?
Baḥya ben Asher, magic, science, and church bells.
Baḥya ben Asher, who lived and taught in Saragossa, Spain in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, authored several works of rabbinic scholarship, drawing on philosophical as well as traditional sources. In the most famous of these, his commentary on the Bible, he suggests a surprising reason for the construction of the Tower of Babel:
October 13, 2021
The Mossad Should Stay Out of the Limelight
The secret of its success has been the success of its secrecy.
Dave Chappelle’s Jokes about “Space Jews” May Be in Poor Taste, but That’s No Reason to Jump on the Cancellation Bandwagon
The real threats to American Jewry lie elsewhere.
Jewish Thinkers’ Fatal Attraction to an Anti-Semitic Philosopher
Martin Heidegger, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Leo Strauss.
Did a 13th-Century Rabbi Know about Lightning Rods?
Baḥya ben Asher, magic, science, and church bells.