The Growing Moral Confusion over the Gaza War
The president’s call for an immediate ceasefire is a call for appeasement.
April 8, 2024
For Jews, Can the Solar Eclipse Be Both a Predictable Phenomenon and a Sign from God?
Two rabbis give their answers.
On Friday, this newsletter linked to an article providing an overview of various traditional Jewish approaches to solar eclipses. Here, Jack Zaientz takes a somewhat deeper look at some of them. He notes that by the 16th century, rabbis began to wonder whether a solar eclipse, which occurs at predictable intervals, can really be understood as an evil omen, as the Talmud suggests:
April 8, 2024
Israel Can’t Risk Leaving Hamas Intact in Rafah
The UN is thwarting the IDF’s efforts to protect civilians.
In Its War with Israel, Iran Is Losing Plausible Deniability
And that creates new risks.
Putting Philo of Alexandria Back into Judaism
The Greak-speaking Jewish philosopher had more in common with the rabbis than scholars have assumed.
For Jews, Can the Solar Eclipse Be Both a Predictable Phenomenon and a Sign from God?
Two rabbis give their answers.