Syrian Refugees Threaten Jordan’s Stability
How the U.S. can prevent a crisis.
April 1, 2016
Nadav, Avihu, and the Dangers of Religious Excess
Law and ritual must rein in passion.
In what might be the book of Leviticus’ most memorable passage—included in this week’s Torah reading—Aaron’s sons Nadav and Avihu bring a “a strange fire before the Lord, that He had not commanded,” during the festivities surrounding the inauguration of the desert tabernacle. They are punished with instant incineration. Jonathan Sacks explains the startling severity of the punishment:
April 1, 2016
How Nazi Propaganda and the Muslim Brotherhood Led to the 1948 Israel-Arab War
A war that could have been prevented.
A Lebanese Woman Reflects on Her Visit to Israel
Full of surprises.
One Poet Brother Immigrated to Israel, the Other Stayed in the U.S.
Fraternal reflections on Reuven Ben-Yosef.
Nadav, Avihu, and the Dangers of Religious Excess
Law and ritual must rein in passion.