George Washington, European Jewry, and the Promise of Tolerance without Fear
“Every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid.”
January 15, 2016
The Rabbi, the Writer, and Spiritual Rebirth in the Land of Israel
Abraham Isaac Kook and S. Y. Agnon
Abraham Isaac Kook—the theologian, ideological godfather of religious Zionism, and first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel—and the Nobel Prize-winning author S. Y. Agnon shared a hope that Jews’ return to the land of Israel would bring about a spiritual and religious renewal. Jeffrey Saks speaks about their relationship, their mutual influence, and the underlying similarities in their work. (Audio, one hour.)
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“Peace” Activists Hand Palestinians Over to the PA to be Tortured and Executed, and Israel’s Left Shrugs
Blaming the messenger.
What a Fight at the American Historical Association Reveals about Supporters of Academic Boycotts of Israel
BDS advocates made an abysmally poor case for themselves.
The Rabbi, the Writer, and Spiritual Rebirth in the Land of Israel
Abraham Isaac Kook and S. Y. Agnon
The Forgotten Pioneer of Holocaust Memory
He recorded hours of survivor testimony in 1946.