Europe’s Eagerness to Appease Iran Has Led It to Turn a Blind Eye to Terror in Its Backyard
Including attacks on Jewish kindergartens.
April 3, 2019
The Grandfather of Israeli Ultra-Orthodoxy and His Complex Attitude toward Zionism
The Ḥazon Ish.
No figure is more associated with the non-ḥasidic ḥaredi community in Israel than Rabbi Avraham Yeshayah Karelitz, better known by his pen name, the Ḥazon Ish. Born in Russia in 1878 to a rabbinic family, he pursued an ascetic life of study and shunned the spotlight, never assuming any official position. Yet after he left Eastern Europe for the Land of Israel, he became a highly influential figure, whose legendary 1952 meeting with David Ben-Gurion had a lasting impact on religion and government in the Jewish state. Allan Arkush argues that, despite his reputation as a hardliner, Karelitz sought, in his own way, to be a moderate:
April 3, 2019
Compared with What the U.S. Spends Defending Its Other Allies, Military Aid to Israel Isn’t All That Great
Washington sends dollars to Israel, but soldiers everywhere else.
How the U.S.-Saudi Relationship Can Be Salvaged, and Why It Should Be
Neither the White House nor Congress has the right approach.
What Became of the Treasures of the Second Temple?
Last seen in Jerusalem.
The Grandfather of Israeli Ultra-Orthodoxy and His Complex Attitude toward Zionism
The Ḥazon Ish.