Palestinian Leaders Exploit the Death of Shireen Abu Akleh to Spread Lies
Like Al Jazeera, they see only an opportunity for incitement.
May 13, 2022
Revisiting a Very Orthodox Rabbi’s Unorthodox Biography of His Father, Twenty Years after It Was Banned
The Making of a Godol now sells for $2,053.
Two decades ago, Nathan Kamenetsky, a prominent Jerusalem rabbi with impeccable ḥaredi credentials, self-published The Making of a Godol, a two-volume biography of his father, Yaakov Kamenetsky (1891-1985), who had been a leading rabbinic sage (or godol) of non-ḥasidic Orthodoxy in America. The book’s frank portrayal of its subject, and of numerous other revered sages, constitutes a radical departure from the hagiographies that have become mainstays of popular ḥaredi literature—so much so that it was swiftly condemned by prominent rabbis. The younger Kamenetsky quickly ceased publication; Amazon now sells the book for $2,503. Reading the book for a second time Marc B. Shapiro reflects on its virtues and idiosyncrasies:
May 13, 2022
How to Stop Iranian Arms Smuggling
A new naval task force may help quash Tehran’s proxies across the Middle East.
Apologizing for, and Forgiving, Anti-Semitism
The benefits of not cancelling Jesse Jackson.
Revisiting a Very Orthodox Rabbi’s Unorthodox Biography of His Father, Twenty Years after It Was Banned
The Making of a Godol now sells for $2,053.
The Promises and Pitfalls of Jewish Life in Dubai
Dubai’s Jews struggle to build a public synagogue.