The Forest Jihad Is Here
Taking a page from the al-Qaeda playbook, terrorists are starting forest fires in Israel.
November 29, 2016
Reflections on Faith by a Polish Jewish Journalist a Century Ago
Hillel Zeitlin’s “On the Depths of Being.”
One of the leading journalists of the Hebrew and Yiddish press, Hillel Zeitlin (1871-1942) experienced a religious awakening midway through his life, returning to the strict observance and regular Torah study of his youth. Despite this personal change, Zeitlin’s journalistic career continued unabated. He remained very much part of the largely secular Warsaw Jewish intelligentsia even as he wrote frequently on religious themes, often displaying a strong mystical inclination. Sam Glauber translates and examines his 1922 essay “On the Depths of Being”:
November 29, 2016
Iran Is Close to Establishing an Iraqi Corridor to Syria and Lebanon
An important victory near Mosul.
The Truth about Fidel Castro and Anti-Semitism
Don’t be taken in by his alleged magnanimity toward Jews.
When the Yom Kippur War Broke Out, Two Psychologists Rushed to the Frontlines
Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, and the origins of decision theory.
Reflections on Faith by a Polish Jewish Journalist a Century Ago
Hillel Zeitlin’s “On the Depths of Being.”