The “Moderate Sunni Bloc” Won’t Find a Solution to the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
In fact, no such bloc exists.
October 26, 2018
Is True Religious Emotion Possible in the Modern World?
Feelings of awe, and dependence on God, are not the same as devotion.
Today, one can find religiously devout Jews, and certainly Jews who are ritually observant. Likewise, one can hear much talk of spirituality. But, explains Meir Soloveichik, none of this is tantamount to the feelings of awe and dependence on God that, even a century ago, were commonplace among Jews and non-Jews alike. Soloveichik, in conversation with Jonathan Silver, maintains that such emotions, although rare in the modern world, can nonetheless still be experienced. (Video, 9 minutes.)
October 26, 2018
The End of the Palestinian Parliament
Mahmoud Abbas cracks down on the very possibility of democracy.
Is True Religious Emotion Possible in the Modern World?
Feelings of awe, and dependence on God, are not the same as devotion.
Liberation, Not Colonization, Motivated the Creation of the Jewish State
Setting the record straight.
How Not to Write a Jewish Fantasy Novel
Of demons and deracination.