In Israel, Only One Group Suffers Religious Discrimination: Jews
The commitment to universalizing Western values only goes one way.
April 28, 2022
Why the “Digital Shabbat” Trend Is Doomed to Fail
Stripped of transcendent purpose and community, a weekly break from technology is no cure for doomscrolling.
In recent years, a variety of pundits and self-help gurus have touted the idea of observing “digital Shabbat” as a way to recover from social media’s ills. But attempts to “invent a Shabbat outside the religious paradigm” will almost certainly fail, argues Kelsey Osgood. The shallow understanding of Shabbat as merely “screen-free time,” she contends, overlooks the immersive experience of the day and the real source of its restorative power.
April 28, 2022
When Will Relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia Become Public?
Cooperation between the two nations has long been an open secret.
Georgetown Law School Hosts a Notorious Anti-Semite
Mohammed El-Kurd has claimed that Israelis “harvest organs of the martyred.”
Why the “Digital Shabbat” Trend Is Doomed to Fail
Stripped of transcendent purpose and community, a weekly break from technology is no cure for doomscrolling.
A Snapshot of the Holocaust in North Africa
“Jews are unwanted.”