The Great Jewish Awakening
The most common Jewish reaction to rising antisemitism has not been laying low and hiding one’s identity, but rather an increase in Torah learning and mitzvah observance and a stronger connection to the Jewish community.
The Heavenly Scoreboard: A Chanukah Lesson
A story is told about a yeshivah in a small village in Russia in which one particular student was becoming a serious discipline problem. He repeatedly was finding new and unruly ways to disturb the learning of the others. The extent of the problem reached its peak one morning when the boy arrived early with […]
The Evangelical Right: Trojan Horse or Knight in Shining Armor?
There are few things that provoke more passion than the explosive confluence of religion and politics. It has generated and stoked today’s thorniest issues—from international terrorism to same-sex marriage. Over the millennia, Jewish people have been repeatedly burned whenever the forces of religion and politics converged. Yet today, in an era of almost unprecedented anti-Semitic […]
Religion on the Battlefield
Seeking halachic guidance in a time of war