The Temple Mount Terrorist Attack Exposes the Real Reasons behind Palestinian “Rage”
Who exactly is defiling Muslim holy places?
July 20, 2017
Judaism’s Many Rules, and the Hierarchy of Values They Represent
Against the modern doctrine of fairness over all.
Drawing on the work of the anthropologist Richard Schweder as well as on rabbinic sources, Moshe Koppel divides the various regulations Judaism imposes on its adherents into three groups, which, respectively, enforce fairness, loyalty, and restraint. Correlatively, violations of these rules are harm, disrespect, and degradation. Although all societies have taboos in each of these categories, today’s liberal cosmopolitans put a disproportionate value on fairness, while Jewish tradition tends to regard them as close to equal. Koppel illustrates his point by referring to two archetypal figures from his own life—a religiously observant Holocaust survivor named “Shimen” and a Jewish graduate student named “Heidi”:
July 20, 2017
The Coming Terrorist Diaspora
Islamic State is more resilient than it seems.
Israel’s Diplomatic Battle with the U.S. over Lebanon
The line dividing Hizballah from the Lebanese state is disappearing.
Judaism’s Many Rules, and the Hierarchy of Values They Represent
Against the modern doctrine of fairness over all.
New Discoveries Support the Biblical Account of the Razing of Gezer
Destroyed by Egypt, rebuilt by Solomon.