Understanding Joseph Soloveitchik’s Appeal to Christians
Lonely men of different faiths.
August 22, 2024
Lonely men of different faiths.
While the great American Jewish sage Joseph B. Soloveitchik was wary, to say the least, of Jewish-Christian dialogue, he also delivered one of his most famous addresses—later published in book form as The Lonely Man of Faith—at a Catholic seminary. David Novak examines this contradiction, the question of what Catholics can learn from this profound thinker, and the common ground between Judaism and Catholicism:
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The “all-purpose ideology of grievance and blame.”
The real reason Britain is halting arms sales to Israel.
An unnecessary concession to Iran.
A world-famous cantor, unusual anti-Semitism, and much else.