Assad’s Blood-Soaked Comeback, and Syria’s Dismal Future
No stability here.
February 23, 2016
A Catholic Wanders among Brooklyn’s Hipsters and Ḥasidim
The romanticization trap.
Wandering through a trendy cheese shop in a hip neighborhood of Brooklyn, Matthew Schmitz—a Catholic native of Nebraska—found himself suddenly put off by the studied anti-Catholic crassness of an advertisement and longing for the authenticity and traditionalism of a nearby ḥasidic enclave. But a conversation with a perceptive rabbi and further reflection revealed the perils of his sudden romanticization of his neighbors. He concludes:
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What Would the End of the EU Mean for Israel?
Shrinking would be better than collapse.
Justin Trudeau’s Invisible Jews
Remembering the Holocaust without identifying its victims.
The Book of Esther’s Lesson about Politics, War, and Morality
Mordecai the Machiavellian.
A Catholic Wanders among Brooklyn’s Hipsters and Ḥasidim
The romanticization trap.