The Enduring Irrationality of Anti-Semitism
Timeless thoughts from a great historian.
November 2, 2018
What’s Legal about Jewish Law?
In some ways, halakhah is more about social norms than about law.
In his book, Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law (excerpted in Mosaic), Chaim Saiman aims to explain exactly what halakhah—usually translated as “Jewish law”—actually is. Moshe Koppel writes in his laudatory review:
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Israel’s Role in the Ideological War against Islamist Totalitarianism
A clash of ideas, not of civilizations.
What’s Legal about Jewish Law?
In some ways, halakhah is more about social norms than about law.
New York City’s Hidden Anti-Semitic Violence
When aimed at the ultra-Orthodox, it generally goes unnoticed.
The Torah’s Prophecy of Jewish-Muslim Reconciliation
Isaac, Ishmael, . . . and Fatimah.