When Iran Says, “Death to Israel,” It Means It
The dangers of ignoring tyrants declaring their true intentions.
July 20, 2022
When It Comes to Judaism’s Claims to the Truth, Jews Don’t Have to Choose between Maimonides and Judah Halevi
Hardware, software, and love.
In his new book We Are Not Alone, the Israeli-American philosopher Menachem Kellner seeks, through a study of Jewish theological texts, to resolve a tension between two competing inclinations: “I want to claim,” he writes, “that Judaism . . . is true but I do not want to claim that other religions are false.” At the heart of his book is a debate between two of the greatest Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages, both born in Spain: Judah Halevi and Moses Maimonides. Shai Held observes in his review:
July 20, 2022
As Saudi Arabia Inches Closer to Peace with Israel, Hostility Remains
“A Jew is a Jew, whether in Israel or Moscow.”
A Visit from Ilhan Omar Shows That the Labor Party Hasn’t Yet Rooted Out Anti-Semitism
Jeremy Corbyn is gone, but his legacy remains.
When It Comes to Judaism’s Claims to the Truth, Jews Don’t Have to Choose between Maimonides and Judah Halevi
Hardware, software, and love.
The Murder of One of Weimar Germany’s Outstanding Jews Was a Harbinger of Things to Come
Walther Rathenau.