Lessons for the U.S. from Israel’s 2007 Bombing of the Syrian Nuclear Reactor
An inside view from Washington.
March 23, 2018
How the Growth of Jewish Education in Postwar America Brought Polarization
The ultra-Orthodox/Modern Orthodox schism.
Today, Orthodox Jewry is divided, if not always cleanly, between the Modern Orthodox, who embrace secular education and some openness to the non-Jewish world, and the ultra-Orthodox, who pursue greater cultural isolation and a more stringent understanding of religious requirements. Moshe Koppel notes that these categories did not apply to the many Jews he knew in his youth who had come to the U.S. from Eastern Europe after World War II. He seeks to explain how the schism came about:
March 23, 2018
In Attempting to Solve the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, Less Is Usually More
The case for limited goals.
To Move Forward on Syria, Abandon Illusions First
The Syrian Humpty Dumpty can’t be put back together.
Itzik Manger’s Forgotten Biblical Fantasies
Can Yiddish literature be delightful?
How the Growth of Jewish Education in Postwar America Brought Polarization
The ultra-Orthodox/Modern Orthodox schism.