“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...
Author Archives: Drew Kaplan
“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...
“What makes the Second Temple period so unique is that much of its literature sees no need for hard distinctions between religious communities”
Many Jews in the Second Temple period believed that Israel shares a special relationship...
“Scholars who have argued that early Christians were influenced by Stoic thought miss a key link…”
Scholars who have argued that early Christians were influenced by Stoic thought miss a...
“Universalism has nothing to do with welcoming converts into one’s faith community…”
Universalism has nothing to do with welcoming converts into one’s faith community, which actually...
“An email is an imposition on a person’s time”
An email is an imposition on a person’s time. Writing to someone is saying...