The U.S. Worries about “Hardliners” in Israel—but Not, Evidently, in Iran
Spot the difference.
June 1, 2016
Joseph B. Soloveitchik on Tradition, Authority, and Historical Change
The Torah doesn’t need external validation.
Focusing on a speech given by the 20th-century sage in 1975, Jeffrey Woolf analyzes Soloveitchik’s understanding of the halakhic authority of tradition, and his response to those who would say that Jewish law must change to keep up with a changing world:
June 1, 2016
The British Labor Party’s Sham Response to Anti-Semitism in Its Ranks
Still in denial.
The French Peace Initiative: Another Charade
Palestinian leaders still don’t want statehood.
Joseph B. Soloveitchik on Tradition, Authority, and Historical Change
The Torah doesn’t need external validation.
A Medieval Jewish Scholar’s “Feminist” Reading of a Talmudic Passage
"There is nothing that satisfies her more than that you will listen to her."