Hamas and Islamic State Face off in Gaza
National extremism against anti-national extremism.
May 12, 2015
Religious Interpretation Ought Not Be the Government’s Job
50 American Orthodox rabbis on the RFRA.
The Louisiana legislature is currently considering a bill that would further extend its own version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to forbid state agencies from punishing people or institutions for acting on their beliefs about marriage. Over 50 American Orthodox rabbis signed a letter in support of the measure; Gil Student explains why he joined them:
May 12, 2015
One Need Not Admire Pamela Geller to Support Her Freedom of Speech
A free society can't let speech limits be set by murderers.
Religious Interpretation Ought Not Be the Government’s Job
50 American Orthodox rabbis on the RFRA.
A Hebrew Novel of Jewish Alexandria, Now in English
A nostalgic, farewell portrait of a world that was fast expiring.
Why Read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot?
The connection between the two isn't obvious.