Philosophy
'Why Am I a Jew?' A sincere attempt at addressing big questions about Judaism - book review
Rosner’s book was written primarily for non-practicing Jews perplexed by Judaism in general and by apparent contradictions between Jewish and Western values in particular.
Josh Adler on whether creativity is a choice or is simply biology
Black Hole Blues: At the Edge of Time, Space, and No Return
Tomer Persico: The evolution of individualism and collective identity in Judaism
‘Democracy’s Future’ focus of Night of Philosophy
Former French justice minister Robert Badinter, famous for abolishing the guillotine in 1981, is among the 25 scheduled speakers who will address questions of common values.
Indifference, hatred are symptoms of madness gripping the world - opinion
There is a way to argue that is civil and humble. Sadly, it is too often abandoned or ignored because each side thinks that it is the arbiter of truth and the other is the enemy
Dutch philosopher calls Diaspora ‘blessing’, prevented Jews to have power
Hans Achterhuis, the first recipient of the prestigious and royally recognized title of “thinker of the Fatherland,” made the remarks in an interview on the role of religion in the modern state.
Education and democracy in crisis - opinion
In Israel, which is rife with disagreement over what might count as a good life and with those who seek to impose their concepts of the good on others, education should oppose the threat of tyranny.
Remembering Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, Jewish philosopher and thinker
He wrote voluminously. When he retired and we wanted to honor him by means of a bibliography of his writings, he couldn’t remember all that he had written.
Hebraicizing Oedipus
I have become convinced that Freud hijacked the story of Oedipus for his own purposes.
Time to examine the relationship between kabbalah and modern science
The existing literature on science and religion often talks about them contradicting each other, or the necessity to reconcile them. I consider this approach wrong.
'Heaven and Hell': New history of the afterlife shows origins of the idea
Our view of the afterlife isn't from Jews, Christians, but from Homer, Plato, Virgil.
Making sense of Passover (from a non-Jewish point of view)
The Israeli philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz described Jewish practices in ways that made sense to me.
The Corona crisis: Where man and God meet
We are already hearing crazy theories that Corona was a Jewish invention, a sinister scenario set up so that Jews would rake in billions when they “just happened” to come out with a vaccination.
