“The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise over time…”
The word hevel, moreover, resembles a number of Hebrew roots clearly dealing with demise...
Monthly Archives: October 2016
“After two historically acrid debates, Mrs. Clinton finally got the policy discussion she had craved”
After two historically acrid debates, Mrs. Clinton finally got the policy discussion she had...
“Two things have been true throughout the debates”
Two things have been true throughout the debates. One is that Trump has been,...
“…if you really want to explode the possibilities of a mode of communication, you have to make it easier for amateurs to get in”
…if you really want to explode the possibilities of a mode of communication, you...
“Emotional reactions have had – and are likely to continue to have – little affect on terror”
As long as Palestinian Arabs refuse to take any responsibility for their condition and...
“The Internet allows those who deviate from traditional Judaism and who have multiple subcultural identities or labels to have a voice”
The emergence of new Jewish subcultures seems to be growing at a rapid pace...
“…criticizing people based on what they don’t say is lousy, and more often leads to the rhetorical performance of politics than actual meaningful organizing”
I think the business of criticizing people based on what they don’t say is...
Whoops! “The only way to kill a troll like Trump is to deprive him of attention”
Trump has taken trolling to the next level by being willing to offend members...
“Universalist ideas were central to Jewish authors living in the Second Temple period…”
Universalist ideas were central to Jewish authors living in the Second Temple period, and...
“… in the Second Temple period, Judaism was a petri dish of ideas that nurtured a pluralism which invited all people to worship the Jewish God”
We tend to think of the consecutive developments of Greek philosophy, normative Judaism, and...