Israel Should Look Beyond the Two-State Solution
Revive the diplomatic process without the old assumptions.
November 21, 2016
The Meaning of the Revelation at Sinai
Why didn’t Moses receive the Torah at the bottom of the mountain?
Analyzing the passages in the book of Exodus describing Moses’ encounter with God at Mount Sinai, Yoram Hazony constructs a philosophical account of the doctrine known in rabbinic literature as “Torah from Heaven.” His argument hinges on the idea that Moses’ ascent of Mount Sinai serves as a metaphor for the “ascent toward knowledge—and more precisely, toward knowledge of God’s nature and His will.” Hazony contrasts this image to Plato’s allegory of the cave:
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Israel Shouldn’t Embrace a One-State Solution—Yet
The problem with the “legalization bill.”
The Pro-Palestinian Left Splits over Syria
Diehard Israel-haters rush to defend Assad’s war crimes.
Overstating the Greco-Roman Influence on Judaism
Aphrodite and the Rabbis.
The Meaning of the Revelation at Sinai
Why didn’t Moses receive the Torah at the bottom of the mountain?