Israel Should Try to Defang Hamas without Toppling It
Is there an alternative to either reoccupation or chaos?
February 22, 2019
Responding to Crises of Faith in the Orthodox World
Reviving the lost art of Jewish apologetics.
To many, the term “religious apologetics” suggests sermons in defense of dogma. Taken more broadly, however, the term can apply to the most sophisticated and well-reasoned arguments in favor of faith. To Eli Stern, the best examples are attempts to reconcile timeless religious beliefs with contemporary ways of thinking, which would include the works of some of the greatest Jewish philosophers, from Saadiah Gaon in the 10th century, to Moses Maimonides in the 12th, to Joseph B. Soloveitchik in the 20th. Stern argues for a revival of apologetic writing within his own community of contemporary Ḥaredim:
February 22, 2019
What the Warsaw Conference Means for Israel and the Middle East
It changed little, but revealed much.
How French Economic Protests Turned against Jews
Anti-Semitism in a yellow vest.
Responding to Crises of Faith in the Orthodox World
Reviving the lost art of Jewish apologetics.
After the Holocaust, the Creation of a Jewish State Was Anything but Guaranteed
The forgotten years before Israel’s independence.