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Beliefs & Practices, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Thought, Study, Zionism
Religion Without State
Yeshayahu Leibowitz believed traditional Judaism has no precedent for a modern Jewish state like Israel.
Valuing Debate and Conversation
Jewish tradition, informed by the precedent of the Talmud, prefers to promote discussion rather than correctness.
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
Who’s Your Mommy?
About six months ago I went out to coffee with some friends who, after about an hour of chitchat, gently ...
Beliefs & Practices, Live, Mixed Multitudes
The Kosher Quandary
Last night I attended The Kosher Quandary: Ethics and Kashruth, which was the inaugural event of Yeshiva University’s new student ...
Beliefs & Practices, Israel, Jewish Thought, Study, Zionism
The Religious Significance of Israel
Rabbis Kook and Soloveitchik offered differing views on what the modern state means theologically.
Mazel Tov to Temple Kol Tikvah
Last Wednesday morning, a beautiful photograph of Jerusalem stone appeared in my Facebook newsfeed. The picture shows a large wall ...