Popular Arab Hatred of Iran May Be Eclipsing Hatred of Israel
What’s a realist to do?
February 26, 2018
The Challenges of Jewish Adult Education
Stopping the march of the Jewish cliché.
Drawing on her years of experience teaching classes and organizing programs for Jews eager to learn more about Judaism after completing their formal schooling, Erica Brown addresses the common flaws in American Jewish education and how they can be fixed. In particular, she warns against the “march of the Jewish cliché”—that is, the way in which rabbis and adult educators offer a “warm bath of familiar phrases and slogans” instead of exposing their audiences to the richness and intellectual complexity of the Jewish tradition. (Interview by Jonathan Silver. Audio, 52 minutes. Options for download and streaming are available at the link below.)
February 26, 2018
The Russian Attack on America That Isn’t Being Reported
What will be Moscow’s next move?
What Jews Got Wrong about Billy Graham
A profound distrust of Christian conservatives is so pervasive among liberal American Jews as to be unremarkable.
Why Many Russian Jewish Surnames Derive from the Names of Women
Sorkin, Dvorkin, Rivkin . . .
The Challenges of Jewish Adult Education
Stopping the march of the Jewish cliché.