Remembering the Heroism of Natan Sharansky, on the 30th Anniversary of His Release
A reminder that freedom itself is irrepressible.
February 12, 2016
The Orthodox Rabbi Who Pioneered Critical Talmud Scholarship
And dissected the layers of the Mishnah.
When David Zvi Hoffman (1843-1921) first delved into academic study of the Talmud, the field was largely the province of proponents of Reform Judaism who wished to ground their movement’s changes to Jewish religious practice on a foundation of historical scholarship. For his part, Hoffman wished to use academic scholarship to defend Orthodoxy. His efforts laid the foundation for 20th-century study of the Mishnah—the earlier stratum of the Talmud, compiled around 200 BCE and traditionally believed to be based on a divine Oral Torah given to Moses. Michael Chernick writes:
February 12, 2016
The West’s Failure to Understand Religious Triumphalism Puts It at Risk
Triumphalist Muslims have learned to lead with their glass chin.
What Does One Find at a Student Anti-Racism Conference? Anti-Semitism, of Course.
How the “progressive” left adopted the anti-Israel cause.
Ancient Roman Canals Discovered Near the Dead Sea
Designed for growing persimmons.
The Orthodox Rabbi Who Pioneered Critical Talmud Scholarship
And dissected the layers of the Mishnah.