The “New York Times” Ignored Mahmoud Abbas’s Paranoid Rant about Jewish History
Abbas’s you-only-live-once moment.
January 17, 2018
Jews, the Hebrew Bible, and the American Founding
Whence, and whither, religious liberty?
In conversation with Ben Domenech, Meir Soloveichik speaks about his own career in the rabbinate, the current threats to religious freedom in America, and the role not just of the Hebrew Bible and Judaism but also of actual Jews in shaping the vision of the Founding Fathers. Drawing on material he uses in his online course, he explains how the book of Samuel and its rabbinic interpretations influenced Thomas Paine’s seminal pamphlet Common Sense and describes the audacious letter from a Philadelphian Jew that contributed to the Constitution’s understanding of religious liberty. (Audio, 58 minutes.)
January 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia’s Changing Approach to Terrorism, and How to Encourage It
Combatting not just terrorists, but the ideology that motivates them.
What Hamas’s Massive Terror Tunnel Signifies
A betrayal of Egypt and a plan for a self-defeating attack on Israel.
Yehuda Amichai: Master of Metaphor and the Quintessence of Israeli Jewishness
A complex network of pipes.
Jews, the Hebrew Bible, and the American Founding
Whence, and whither, religious liberty?