Lessons, and Myths, of the Struggle for Soviet Jewry
What moved the USSR was that persecuting Jews became very expensive.
April 4, 2019
How a 16th-Century Italian Earthquake Led a Jew to the Renaissance
Azariah de’ Rossi, Modern Orthodox rabbi?
In 1570, a severe earthquake struck the city of Ferrara; among the survivors was a learned Jew named Azariah de’ Rossi, who thereafter began composing controversial, but widely read, works on Judaism and Jewish history. Henry Abramson describes the disaster’s impact on de’ Rossi’s thinking, and argues that his ideas adumbrated what would now be considered “Modern Orthodoxy.”
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Israel’s Unfailing Commitment to Bring Its Soldiers, and Their Remains, Home to Their Families
Zachary Baumel, and the others.
Gradual Improvements, Not Territorial Concessions, Are the Way Forward in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Make life better for Palestinians without replicating the mistakes of Gaza.
How a 16th-Century Italian Earthquake Led a Jew to the Renaissance
Azariah de’ Rossi, Modern Orthodox rabbi?
A Day Consulting Hollywood Producers about Traditional Jewish Dress
Ḥasidic hats for The Frisco Kid.