Will Summer Bring Another Gaza War?
Neither side wants one, but that might not stop it.
May 21, 2015
Why Didn’t God Give the Torah to Everyone? And What’s Wrong with Religious Coercion?
On the "stubborn" nature of the Jews.
Each of these two questions relates to the other, according to Francis Nataf. In one talmudic passage, God threatens to drop Mount Sinai on the heads of the Israelites if they do not accept the Torah; in a second passage, God chooses the Jews to receive the Torah because of their stubbornness. Over the centuries, rabbis have tried to synthesize the two:
May 21, 2015
Europe’s Anti-Semitism Problem, and What to Do About It
Fix the schools.
Iran’s Brutal Treatment of the Baha’i
Systematic repression, growing worse by the year.
Taking Herman Wouk Seriously
The best-selling Jewish novelist turns one-hundred next week.
Why Didn’t God Give the Torah to Everyone? And What’s Wrong with Religious Coercion?
On the "stubborn" nature of the Jews.