No Amount of Economic Support Will Convince Hamas to Relinquish Terror
Relearning what Jabotinsky knew.
October 1, 2021
Man Should Strive to Be Like God—but Not Too Much
Why it isn’t good for man to be alone.
In its classic rabbinic formulation, the principle of imitatio dei, that man should seek to imitate God, demands that “just as He is merciful, you too should be merciful; just as He is forgiving, you too should be forgiving; just as He visits the sick, you too should visit the sick.” Yet, writes David Fried, this principle has its limits. The great 11th-century Bible commentator Rashi makes this clear in his explanation of God’s declaration (Genesis 2:18) that “It is not good that man should be alone”—which immediately precedes the creation of woman.
October 1, 2021
Why the Iraqi Government Fears Peace with Israel
And America’s shameful silence.
Religious Coercion Undermines Judaism
Too many people see the Torah only in terms of its restrictions.
Man Should Strive to Be Like God—but Not Too Much
Why it isn’t good for man to be alone.
The Brooklyn Hasid and the Israeli Businessman Rescuing Afghan Refugees
Moshe Margaretten.