Reforms to the Law of Return Are Not an Attack on American Jewry
Preserving, not overthrowing, the status quo.
December 22, 2022
The Moral Meaning of the Hasmoneans’ War on Sports
The Maccabees fought with heroic strength against the exaltation of heroic strength.
The opening chapter of the first book of Maccabees complains of Jewish “transgressors of the law who seduced many” of their fellows. These transgressors “built a gymnasium in Jerusalem according to local custom, and did not circumcise their children, and left the holy covenant for heathen practices, and did wickedly in the eyes of God.” Cole Aronson reflects on this rejection of sports and athleticism on the part of pious Jews of the 2nd century BCE:
December 22, 2022
The Killing of an Irish Soldier in Lebanon Demonstrates the Weakness of the UN
But it presents an opportunity to stand up to Hizballah.
The Execution That Signaled the End of Iraqi Jewry
The Adas affair.
The Moral Meaning of the Hasmoneans’ War on Sports
The Maccabees fought with heroic strength against the exaltation of heroic strength.
Albanian Jewry Gets Its Own Museum
A rich 1,800-year history.