Learning the Lessons of the Abraham Accords
Take religion seriously.
November 15, 2021
The Rabbi Who Convinced Einstein to Praise the Talmud
“How deeply do I regret not having been more diligent in studying the language and literature of our fathers.”
On the last day of 1930, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency printed an open letter from Albert Einstein, praising the Talmud’s “high cultural values” and its importance both to the Jewish people and to “science,” and calling for its continued operation “as a living force.” The letter’s original recipient was Chaim Tchernowitz, an energetic Russian-American rabbi who wrote frequently in the Hebrew and Yiddish press under the pseudonym Rav Tsa’ir. As Yair Rosenberg explains, it was Tchernowitz who made the renowned physicist—himself entirely ignorant of the Talmud—into a passionate advocate for that text:
November 15, 2021
Israel Has No Reason to Fear Demographic Growth
Twenty million Israelis? Bring it on!
Conflict in the Horn of Africa Should Worry Israel
The Ethiopian civil war, and a possible war between two of Jerusalem’s African allies.
The Rabbi Who Convinced Einstein to Praise the Talmud
“How deeply do I regret not having been more diligent in studying the language and literature of our fathers.”
Why the Academy Is Erasing Jews from Hollywood’s History
Sweeping the ugly parts off screen.