Judaism’s Pro-Natalist Heritage
by Ari LammIt is time for Jews to lead the way in encouraging the growth and flourishing of families. Continue Reading »
Beyond Subsistence and Superfluity
by Shalom CarmyThe utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham defines the good as the greatest happiness of the greatest number. More than two hundred years after Bentham, it remains, with myriad modifications, a highly influential theory of the good life among academics and policy makers. One great advantage of . . . . Continue Reading »
Theology Matters
by Yitzchok Adlerstein and Gerald McDermottWhen misused, theology can spell the difference between life and death. Continue Reading »
A Proposal for Persuasion
by Jonathan SilverConservative thinkers will have to become at once less political and more political. Continue Reading »
“Heaven and Everything Else”
by Shalom CarmyI first read Abraham Joshua Heschel’s The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man less than twenty years after its publication. It was already a classic among readers who cherished the few works of Jewish thought written in artful, eloquent English for a literate audience. Heschel summoned . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousGod’s Supersessionism David Novak (“Supersessionism Hard and Soft,” February) clearly demonstrates the negative consequences of the “hard” supersessionism and the positive benefits of the “soft.” I consider myself a soft supersessionist, meaning that the covenant God made with the Jews . . . . Continue Reading »
For a Time Such as This
by Alec GoldsteinWhen we consider the Purim story, we must note the active roles Esther and Mordechai play. Continue Reading »
Boy on the Temple Roof
by Shalom CarmyYoung Rabbi Binder has opened the floor for a “free discussion” period at the afternoon Hebrew school housed in the synagogue, where the minimal Jewish education he dispenses to postwar Jewish boys is a prerequisite for their bar mitzvah ritual. As usual, most of the kids are indifferent, even . . . . Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by VariousJesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah by brant pitre image books, 240 pages, $24 In Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary, Brant Pitre challenges the oft-heard charge that the Catholic Church’s Marian beliefs are “unbiblical.” He offers a rich . . . . Continue Reading »
Supersessionism Hard and Soft
by David NovakSupersessionism describes the theological conviction that the Christian Church has superseded the Jewish people, assuming their role as God’s covenanted people, Israel. At first glance, supersessionism seems to be a core Christian belief, making any fruitful dialogue between Jews and Christians . . . . Continue Reading »
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