“Those who remember the physical insecurity of the pre-’67 borders largely accept the moral insecurity of the post-’67 realities as easier to tolerate”
For the Jewish people, the Six-Day War entailed a trade of mythology for security...
“Democrats have given Republicans the priceless gift of letting them be the party that talks more about good jobs for working-class Americans”
Democrats have given Republicans the priceless gift of letting them be the party that...
“Our kids should never be more important than our marriage, and they should never be less important”
Our kids should never be more important than our marriage, and they should never...
“To win in 2018 and especially 2020, Democrats…must address the widespread working-class revolt against global elites”
To win in 2018 and especially 2020, Democrats need more identity politics — not...
“The truth is, much like The Odyssey, the Bible is a majestic story of a journey that lives uncomfortably at odds with what the failures inevitable upon arrival”
The truth is, much like The Odyssey, the Bible is a majestic story of...
“In Israel, the women’s learning movement…was not viewed as threatening, but rather as a natural outgrowth of women’s changing position in the world”
In Israel, the women’s learning movement preceded the Orthodox feminist movement. It was not...
“Keret says that ‘talking about Jewish values is like talking about love'”
Keret says that “talking about Jewish values is like talking about love. Some...
“I want to know what my rabbi thinks of Jacob and Rachel, not of Pence and Pelosi”
I know outstanding rabbis on the left of the political spectrum and others on...
“Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused”
Young Orthodox men and women today come into marriage confused. Sexual images pervade their...
“German brewers still observe a version of the Reinheitsgebot, but Belgian brewers, just across the border, have cheerfully renounced it”
According to the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot, or Purity Law, of 1516, beer can be made...