Israeli Restoration
by Ofir HaivryA new law, far from changing the nature of the Israeli state, merely reiterates founding principles from the 1948 Declaration of Independence. Continue Reading »
What Bibi and Orban Can Shake On
by Sohrab AhmariTo say that Israel rolled out the red carpet for Orban would be a gross understatement. Continue Reading »
A New Zionism
by Gavin D’CostaGod’s Country: Christian Zionism in America by samuel goldman penn, 248 pages, $34.95 The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land edited by gerald r. mcdermott ivp academic, 352 pages, $26 Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People . . . . Continue Reading »
Soloveitchik the Zionist
by Shalom CarmyRabbi, if only I knew our suffering was paving the way for the Messiah,” cried a Jewish refugee to R. Hayyim Soloveitchik of Brest-Litovsk shortly before his death in World War I–era Warsaw. R. Hayyim rebuffed him, questioning whether it was self-evident that the advent of the Redeemer justified . . . . Continue Reading »
BDS Has Failed
by Eugene KornI am a rabbi who is often asked how to improve Christian relations with Jews. I’m grateful that so many are concerned with continuing the positive changes of the recent generation. But I also follow the ups and downs of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign, which since 2004, . . . . Continue Reading »
Political Supersessionism
by Robert BenneLast spring I attended a conference at the newly established St. Olaf Institute for Freedom and Community, which is dedicated to “free inquiry and meaningful debate of important political and social issues.” The institute invited four professors to talk about religious conflict: a well-known . . . . Continue Reading »
Jerusalem, Above
Our Chiefest Joy
by Ofir Haivry
By recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the US has also recognized the reality that the Jewish idea is not only alive, but thriving. Continue Reading »
Thoughts on the Western Wall, Fifty Years Later
by George WeigelSomething resembling a real religion-and-society debate is finally emerging in Israel. Continue Reading »
The New Christian Zionism
by Daniel HummelNow in its thirty-sixth year, the annual Feast of Tabernacles celebration, sponsored by the International Christian Embassy (ICEJ—the J stands for its headquarters in Jerusalem), attracts thousands of Pentecostal Christians from around the world to Israel. Timed to coincide with the Jewish . . . . Continue Reading »
King David
by Meir Y. SoloveichikIn a provocative and profound essay in this magazine (“A King in Israel,” May 2010), the late Michael Wyschogrod proposed that the Jewish state define itself as a democratic, constitutional monarchy. Israel, Wyschogrod suggested, should rename its head of state—the president elected by its . . . . Continue Reading »
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