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November 2, 2023

Willingly or Unwillingly, American Jews Can’t Shed Their Attachment to Israel

A testament to Jewish stubbornness.

In this impassioned speech, delivered in 1958, the great Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik analyzes the sense of connection Jews, no matter how assimilated, have for the state in their ancestral homeland. Its relevance for our current moment needs no elaboration. (Video, 8 minutes. The speech is in Yiddish, but you can find it with English subtitles by clicking on the link below.)

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November 2, 2023

  1. The War Is Easing Israel’s Divide between Arab and Jew

    A common fate, and a common enemy.

  2. Beware of False Historical Comparisons

    Evacuation by Hamas to some faraway capital would be a dramatic step backward.

  3. Pogroms Return to Russia—For All the Usual Reasons

    Vladimir Putin blames the West for anti-Jewish riots in Dagestan.

  4. Willingly or Unwillingly, American Jews Can’t Shed Their Attachment to Israel

    A testament to Jewish stubbornness.

  5. The Remarkable Life of George Weidenfeld

    Holocaust survivor, devotee of free speech, and British nobleman.