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The Rabbi Who Helped Craft Israel’s Constitution Finally Gets His Due
Shalom Tzvi Davidowitz Street.
Neil Rogachevsky
Neil Rogachevsky teaches at the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University and is the author of Israel's Declaration of Independence: The History and Political Theory of the Nation's Founding Moment, published in 2023 by Cambridge University Press.
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An October 7 Commission of Inquiry Would Help Israel. Electoral Reform Would Help Much More.
By Neil RogachevskyShould there be a National Commission of Inquiry into failures of the Israeli government and military around October 7? Scott Abramson leans towards an affirmative answer, while deftly highlighting th...
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How Sixteen Years of Stability Changed Israel
It’s time to gird for war.
Monthly Essay ·
What Would Ben-Gurion Do?
By Neil RogachevskyIsrael’s founding father argued for a conception of politics uniquely tailored to the Jewish state. Fifty years after his death, his country could use it more than ever.
Observation ·
The Best Books of 2023, Part I
By Elliott Abrams, Cynthia Ozick, Neil Rogachevsky, Ruth R. WisseCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Podcast: Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler on the Political Philosophy of Israel’s Declaration of Independence
By Neil Rogachevsky, Dov Zigler, Tikvah Podcast at MosaicCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Israel’s Other Tyranny of the Minority
By Neil RogachevskyI was happy to read Evelyn Gordon’s essay on the need to reform the Israeli judiciary, one of the best explorations of the issues at stake in a perhaps unprecedented moment. Beginning with her semin...
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How Israel Got Its Declaration of Independence
Antecedents both American and biblical.
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The Best Books of 2022, Chosen by Mosaic Authors
By Elliott Abrams, Tamara Berens, Andrew Koss, Daniel Polisar, Neil Rogachevsky, Sarah Rindner, Jonathan SilverCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Will Israel’s Next Government Last Longer than a Container of Hummus?
By Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Does the Internet Have a Theory Bro Problem?
By Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Fouad Ajami’s “When Magic Failed” Captures Lebanon at Its Best and Worst
By Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Checking In on Thomas Friedman
By Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Israel’s Going Through A Spiritual Transformation. How Is It Dealing?
By Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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What Ben-Gurion Learned From Churchill
By Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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As Israel Becomes More Central to Diaspora Judaism, Judaism Is Becoming More Central to Israel
The Diaspora strikes back.
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Theodor Herzl through the Eyes of a Non-Zionist Contemporary
Stefan Zweig was a reasonable man. But Herzl saw that the age to come was not going to be reasonable.
Observation ·
Netanyahu: The Figures Who Formed Him, and the Duties of Jewish Leadership
By Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Taub, Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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The Best Books of 2021, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part I)
By Elliott Abrams, Richard Goldberg, Neil Rogachevsky, Jonathan Silver, Ruth R. WisseCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Against Court and Constitution: A Never-Before-Translated Speech by David Ben-Gurion
By David Ben-Gurion, Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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The Best Books of 2020, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part III)
By Gary Saul Morson, Yehoshua Pfeffer, Daniel Polisar, Neil Rogachevsky, Michael WeingradCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Peter Beinart’s Wedge
By Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Ben-Gurion: The Man Who Willed A State
By Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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The Decline and Fall of the Israeli Left
Labor’s collapse was sped up by the failure of Oslo, but its roots run deeper.
Observation ·
“We Were All Born in Jerusalem”: A Never-Before-Translated Speech by Menachem Begin
By Menachem Begin, Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Spare Your People a Fourth Election, O Israel, and Form a Minority Government
By Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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With Bipartisan Support for Israel in Danger, It’s Time for AIPAC to Shift Its Focus
Less lobbying, more community reconstruction.
Observation ·
Podcast: Neil Rogachevsky on the Roots of Israel’s Political Crisis and How to Fix It
By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, Neil RogachevskyCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Why Israel’s Constitution Is to Blame for Its Current Political Crisis
Proportional representation encourages instability and unaccountability.
Observation ·
The Best Books of 2019, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part II)
By Martin Kramer, Sarah Rindner, Neil Rogachevsky, Michael Weingrad, Ruth R. Wisse, David WolpeCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
