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Scapegoats
"If the attacker broke down the door, I would throw myself on top of him and buy the others some time."
After Silence: On Lamentation
The Jewish tradition had responded to horror with speechlessness before, but is that what we need now?
Enlisting Orthodoxy
Cole S. Aronson attended a debate between a Haredi rabbi and a group of religious Zionists. It didn't go well, but was revealing in unexpected ways.
Legitimacy of Hope
Ilan Troen passionately argues for Israel's legitimacy in the face of unprecedented loss.
A Torah Exchange: Malka Simkovich Responds to Yonatan Adler
Malka Simkovich engages with Yonatan Adler's letter.
A Torah Exchange: Yonatan Adler Responds to Malka Simkovich
Yonatan Adler Responds to Malka Simkovich's review of his new book, "The Origins of Judaism: An Archeological-Historical Reappraisal
On the Origins of Judaism: An Exchange
In our Winter 2024 issue, Malka Simkovich took a deep dive into Yonatan Adler’s thought-provoking new book, The Origins of Judaism: An Archeological-Historical Reappraisal. Her review explored Adler’s argument that Judaism as we know…
The Romance and Rage of Rashbi
In the technical halakhic sense, Lag BaOmer is not really a festival, and it is not attested to in any of the classical sources. So how did the Hilula de-Rashbi, as the Meron Lag BaOmer celebration is called, become such a large, and largely Hasidic, pilgrimage—and rave?
What Was That Really About? Antisemitism or Something New?
In our Winter 2024 Issue, Editor Abraham Socher, Jonathan Karp, and Reviel Netz debated the cause behind the surge of anti-Israel protests spreading across the US and the world. Are…
What’s Going On With Antisemitism?
Jonathan Karp responds to Reviel Netz