Iran’s Project to Repopulate Southern Syria with Its Coreligionists
Demographic engineering.
April 15, 2022
Why Passover Is the Most American of Jewish Holidays
And the dangers to Jews of ignoring the biblical heritage.
The Revolution and the Civil War are arguably America’s two great formative moments. It is therefore noteworthy that both struggles for liberation were deeply informed by the biblical story of the Exodus, which Jews will commemorate this evening and for the week that follows. In conversation with Bari Weiss, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik explores this connection, its echoes in the cold war and the civil-rights movement, and its effects on the warm welcome Jews have received in the United States. Weiss and Soloveichik also observe the dangers Jews face in an America that is rapidly forgetting its biblical roots. (Audio, 1 hour.)
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Matan Kahana: the Religious, Conservative Politician Taking On Israel’s Rabbinic Establishment
“The less we force Judaism, the more people will choose it.”
Why Passover Is the Most American of Jewish Holidays
And the dangers to Jews of ignoring the biblical heritage.
The University of Chicago’s Student Newspaper Retracts a Pro-Israel Essay
Editors of the Chicago Maroon apologized for printing a critique of Students for Justice in Palestine.
Bringing the Jews Back to Egypt
The Abraham Accords and the Egyptian roots of Passover.