A (Temporary) Victory over BDS in Britain
The radical spirit behind BDS is aimed at Jews first, others next.
February 19, 2016
Judaism’s Secret Spiritual Weapon
It takes hard work to get to the divine.
In a striking talmudic passage, four rabbis offer differing opinions on the Torah’s most important principles. Three are unsurprising: “Love your neighbor,” “Hear O Israel the Lord is our God,” “Man is made in the likeness of God.” But the fourth, improbably, is taken from a verse in this week’s Torah reading: “One lamb shall you offer in the morning, and the second lamb you shall offer in the afternoon” (Exodus 29:39). Jonathan Sacks sees this as a comment on the importance Judaism places on routine and ritual:
February 19, 2016
Lessons of the Gaza Disengagement
Its political benefits were temporary and illusory.
Israel’s New Friends in the Neighborhood
A counterweight to Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.
The “Subversive” Jews of Early America
Colorful critics of the existing order.
Judaism’s Secret Spiritual Weapon
It takes hard work to get to the divine.