The Easiest Way to Undo the Iran Deal? Let the Ayatollahs Walk Away.
It will collapse on its own.
November 14, 2016
Why the “Torah and Secular Scholarship” Movement Hasn’t Triumphed
An educational failure.
When, in 1946, Yeshiva University made Torah u-Madda—Torah and secular scholarship—its official motto, the phrase very much became a slogan for Modern Orthodoxy as a whole. Now, however, some observers have declared the “era of Torah u-Madda” over and see it as no longer the defining principle, or even a defining principle, of any stream of Orthodox Judaism. The rabbi, author, and educator Jack Bieler comments on the failures of Jewish education in this regard:
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How Big Is the Divide between American Jews and Israel? And What’s It About?
Many opinions.
Why the IDF Needs to Build Up Its Ground Forces
The new threats are neither guerrillas nor conventional armies, but something in-between.
Yaffa Eliach, Child Survivor and Historian Who Tried to Humanize Hitler’s Victims
In memoriam.
Why the “Torah and Secular Scholarship” Movement Hasn’t Triumphed
An educational failure.