Did the medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides do drugs? - opinion
We in Israel need the Rambam more than ever these days. Not to enhance our religious beliefs and practice but rather to take them down a notch.
Source: jpost.com
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The Satmar rebbe (and his liberal admirers)
From the blog of Yitzchak Blau at The Times of Israel
United States Menachem Kellner R Yehuda Levi R Elchonon Wasserman Menachem Keren Krantz R Moshe Feinstein
Source: timesofisrael.com
The left's flight from Israel's reality
What would happen if Israel ended the “occupation” tomorrow? Does anyone believe the progressives will be satisfied? Israel got no credit for withdrawing from Gaza and is now attacked for defending itself from terrorists there.
Source: jns.org
We Are Not Alone
Littman Library of Jewish Civilization; 368 pages, $46.85) Israel, the Jewish people, and Jewish thinkers have always been caught in the struggle between universalism and particularism. Theodore Herzl envisaged Jewish sovereignty as a way for Jews to become “normal”, allowing them to take a seat among the nations of the world. Yet many Zionists are more like Yeshayahu Leibovitz, who valued sovereignty simply because it freed him from subordination to goyim. Herzl wanted Jews to become part ...
Source: timesofisrael.com