The Jewish History of the Neighborhood at the Center of Recent Violence in Israel
Jews have lived in Sheikh Jarrah since 1875.
May 10, 2021
The Great Jewish Thinker Who Combined Law and Mysticism
“By creating symbolic structures on earth that parallel supernal ones, human beings draw God’s presence down into the world.”
One of the foremost Spanish rabbis of his day, Moses Naḥmanides (1194-1270) was also a learned physician and the author of enormously influential commentaries on the Pentateuch, Talmud, and other works. Reviewing a book on Naḥmanides’ thought by Moshe Halbertal, recently translated into English, Nathaniel Berman sums up the rabbi’s career:
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Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett Are Trying to Cobble Together a Coalition Unlike Any in Israel’s History
From Meretz on the left to Yamina on the right.
In the Name of Equity, a College Decides That It Has No Room for a Jewish Student Group
Antiracism requires replacing religion with “wellness.”
The Great Jewish Thinker Who Combined Law and Mysticism
“By creating symbolic structures on earth that parallel supernal ones, human beings draw God’s presence down into the world.”
The Jewish Connection to Jerusalem Is Ancient and Indigenous
The mirage of an international Jerusalem.