Israel Must Seize the Initiative in the Simmering Conflict with Hizballah
If the IDF doesn’t act now, it risks war later.
August 8, 2023
Two East European Sages’ Competing Views of Zionism, and Shared Love of the Land of Israel
Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin and Ḥayyim Soloveitchik.
Today, according to the Jewish calendar, is the anniversary of the death of Rabbi Ḥayyim Soloveitchik of Brisk (1853–1918), and next Monday that of his colleague, friend, and relative-by-marriage Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin (1816–1893). Considered leading scholars in the Lithuanian-misnagdic school, the two men had very different attitudes toward talmudic methodology, halakhic decision making, and the nascent Zionist movement. Berlin’s youngest son, Meir Bar-Ilan, took his father’s Zionist sympathies much further, becoming a leader of the Religious Zionist movement, as well as a talmudic scholar in his own right.
August 8, 2023
In Gaza, Palestinians Took to the Streets to Protest Hamas—and Met with a Brutal Crackdown
But the usual “pro-Palestinian” voices were indifferent.
Why Orthodox Parents Keep Their Children in “Failing” Schools
Religious education offers more than job preparation.
Two East European Sages’ Competing Views of Zionism, and Shared Love of the Land of Israel
Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin and Ḥayyim Soloveitchik.
To Help Families, Loosen Up the Housing Market
Americans suffer because of well-intended government policies.