Israel Is Eliminating the Chances a Post-Assad Syria Will Pose a Threat to Anyone
And the international community should be thanking it.
December 16, 2024
Two Secular Jewish Philosophers Who Found God, and What They Shared
Franz Rosenzweig and Simone Weil confronted the entirety of existence.
Franz Rosenzweig (1886–1929) and Simone Weil (1909–1943) were Jews who earned places of prominence in the history of European thought. As Francis Nataf observes, both underwent “dramatic religious experiences” that led them to forsake secularism—Rosenzweig for Jewish tradition and Weil for the Catholic church. For both, the decision involved a great deal of ambivalence:
December 16, 2024
“Reflexive Anti-Semitism” Has Poisoned Relations between Israel and Ireland
The mask of anti-Zionism slips all too easily.
The Rabbi Who Helped Craft Israel’s Constitution Finally Gets His Due
Shalom Tzvi Davidowitz Street.
Two Secular Jewish Philosophers Who Found God, and What They Shared
Franz Rosenzweig and Simone Weil confronted the entirety of existence.
Chinese Trade in the Levant, 500 Years Ago
Israel’s oldest Chinese inscription.