To Save Lebanon, It’s Necessary to Undermine Hizballah
With Hizballah’s guns trained on the Lebanese people, efforts to promote democracy and reform will hit a wall.
August 30, 2021
Political Sermons Squander a Precious Opportunity to Engage with Judaism
Rabbis are sending the message that religion is simply a lens for politics.
Across America, rabbis of various denominations are at work preparing to address their congregations on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Especially given the upheavals of the past twelve months, many no doubt feel a need to reckon with major political and social questions. Rebecca Sugar urges them not to give in to that temptation, and not because sermons tend to be too left-wing or two right-wing:
August 30, 2021
Poland’s New Restitution Law Isn’t about Property, but Rewriting History
Transforming the Shoah from a Jewish trauma to a Polish one.
Israel’s Ambassador to Britain Talks about Judaism, Israeli Society, and Diplomacy
Sometimes politics do end at the water’s edge.
Political Sermons Squander a Precious Opportunity to Engage with Judaism
Rabbis are sending the message that religion is simply a lens for politics.
How Yehuda Zeitoun Became the Face of 20th-Century Tunisian Jewry
A photogenic rabbi of many talents.