Muslims “We all know that freedom and democracy do not work within Muslim communities, yet we have never tried to sincerely find out why” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 May 2015 We all know that freedom and democracy do not work within Muslim communities, yet...
Christianity “It seems that love of the political enemy prompted Christianity to identify with those who had condemned and killed Jesus” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 May 2015 It seems that love of the political enemy prompted Christianity to identify with those...
Talmud “For better or worse, then, brothers were often stuck with each other” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 May 2015 The law of inheritance, the concentration of a family’s wealth in property, and the...
Gaza, Israel “Israel’s supreme advantage in this war lies in the enemy’s own misunderstanding” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 May 2015 For Israelis, the mingled sensations of power and vulnerability are rooted in the mixed...
Halakhah, Halakhic Books/Works/Writings “Rabbenu Tam altered the text of a blessing that had been in use for probably a thousand years” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 May 2015 When someone gets married, Ketubot 7b tells us that the following words appear in...
University “Think of the safe space as the live-action version of the better-known trigger warning…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 May 2015 Safe spaces are an expression of the conviction, increasingly prevalent among college students, that...
America “’New York feels like it’s all about ‘making it’, L.A. feels like it’s all about making things'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 May 2015 No wonder a new generation of restless New Yorkers is starting to heed the...
University “…while keeping college-level discussions “safe” may feel good to the hypersensitive, it’s bad for them and for everyone else” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 May 2015 …while keeping college-level discussions “safe” may feel good to the hypersensitive, it’s bad for...
Jewish, Synagogues “This ‘failure to communicate’ doesn’t strengthen synagogue life; instead, it encourages more members to leave the synagogue complaining about the lack of relevancy to their own lives” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 May 2015 On each Shabbat, many worshipers open their siddurim and proceed through the service with...
Europe, Muslims “With absolutely good intentions, Europeans decided to adopt a suicidal, empty-headed multiculturalism with unmatched state benefits, wide immigration doors, and…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 May 2015 A half-century ago, Europe decided to adopt a pluralistic, multicultural image to society. With...