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Shaul Magid

Shaul Magid teaches Modern Judaism at Harvard Divinity School, is a senior research fellow at The Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard, a Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth College, and the rabbi of the Fire Island Synagogue. His latest book is The Necessity of Exile: Essays from a Distance.

(A)theologies, Activism and the Academy, Archive, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeMay 11, 2021

As Transition Looms, Jewish Studies is Mired in Controversy

By Shaul Magid

What is the state of Jewish Studies in America? This question has been raised anew…

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Archive, Israel-Palestine, Politics/LawDecember 1, 2020

How Did Hasidic Jewry Become a Stronghold of Trumpism?

By Shaul Magid

Is American Hasidism in crisis? After successfully rebuilding its institutions after the war, Hasidism in…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, OMFGSeptember 17, 2020

High Holidays Watch: Seth Rogen’s Latest Highlights the ‘American Pickle’ of Living with Death

By Shaul Magid

  Warning: Spoilers ahead I dare say that nobody decides to watch the new Seth…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawJuly 23, 2020

‘Cancel Culture’ Is as Old as Religion, And It’s Only a Thing Because of Who’s Doing the Cancelling

By Shaul Magid

I don’t understand “cancel culture.” I mean, I understand what people mean, but I don’t…

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Archive, Books, History/Theology, New BooksOctober 10, 2019

Keep Jews Interesting: It’s Time to Stop Being Defined by Anti-Semitism

By Shaul Magid

The recent publication of Bari Weiss’ new book on anti-Semitism and “bedbug-gate” have emphasized the troubling place the Jewish community has found itself in, embodied by Jewish historian Arthur Hertzberg’s proclamation that “The only thing more dangerous for Jews than anti-Semitism is no anti-Semitism.”

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History/Theology, Politics/Law, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeNovember 28, 2018

The Women’s March, Anti-Semitism, and ‘The Jewish Farrakhan’

By Shaul Magid

Once again, the Women’s March has been derailed due to the national leadership’s connections to Louis Farrakhan. But Jews have had their own Farrakhans. And many Jews certainly have not treated them, related to them, or engaged with them as they expect American Muslims and African Americans to now treat Farrakhan.

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(A)theologies, ArchiveJune 2, 2016

Tribal Trouble: The Changing Nature of American Jews’ Relationship to Israel and the Question of Jewish Unity

By Shaul Magid

If the adage is correct that “nationalism is an extension of egoism” then national “unity”…

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Archive, Culture, Israel-PalestineJune 29, 2015

“1913: Seeds of Conflict”: New Doc Explores Little-Known History of Palestine

By Shaul Magid

In his 1967 book Israel: An Echo of Eternity, Abraham Joshua Heschel refers to “the jungle…

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(A)theologies, Archive, StoriesJuly 15, 2014

War Is Not “Hell” It’s “Sin”: Jews and Muslims Hunger Strike Against Violence

By Shaul Magid

Five things happened to our ancestors of the 17th of Tammuz and five things happened on…

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(A)theologies, Politics/LawDecember 12, 2013

Bibi’s Bad History

By Shaul Magid

In his UN speech on Iran, Israel’s PM attempted to force a zero-sum game of destroying the opposition by force.

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