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Tablet What Can Jews Learn From Christian Missionaries? 6 Jul 2020
The text discusses the controversial document "Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity," which was written as a response to changes in ...
6 Jul 2020
Tablet The Satmar Are Anti-Zionist. Should We Care? 21 May 2020
Yoel Teitelbaum, the Satmar rebbe and anti-Zionist leader, wrote two works, Vayoel Moshe and Al Ha-Geulah, that present complex arguments against Zionism. Va...
21 May 2020
Tablet COVID-19, Haredi Jewry, and ‘Magical’ Thinking 30 Apr 2020
The article delves into the response of the Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish community to the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring how their reliance on religious b...
30 Apr 2020
Tablet Let’s Stop Lying About the Two-State ‘Solution’ 2 Mar 2020
Ian Lustick argues in his book "Paradigm Lost" that the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is no longer feasible and has become obsolete...
2 Mar 2020
Tablet Who Owns the Black Hat? 14 Jan 2020
The discussion revolves around the academic study of Hasidism, focusing on a shift towards conservative interpretations known as neo-Haredim, challenging the...
14 Jan 2020
Tablet The Cross and the ‘Mechitza’: Thoughts on Ritual Pluralism 6 Nov 2019
The text explores the complexities of ritual pluralism within Jewish denominational spaces, focusing on the tensions between normative practices and deviant ...
6 Nov 2019
Tablet The Hasidic Underground 17 Sep 2019
In the ultra-Orthodox enclave of Boro Park, Brooklyn, diverse Hasidic groups settled in the mid-20th century, leading to the neighborhood transforming into a...
17 Sep 2019
Tablet When the Cost of Orthodoxy Is Too High 26 Nov 2018
Yale professor Eliyahu Stern challenges the common prediction of Orthodox Judaism dominating American Jewish life, questioning the sustainability of Orthodox...
26 Nov 2018
Tablet The Son, the King, and the Corrupt Torah 4 Sep 2018
Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, in a sermon from 1930, presented a parable about a wise king's attempts to share his wisdom with his subjects through his son...
4 Sep 2018
Jewish Review of Books “Why Bother?” A Response 29 Aug 2013
In American Post-Judaism, the author argues that Jewish identity in America is in a state of decline or transition, with religion no longer being the primary...
29 Aug 2013