Fact-Checking The Scripture: Brooks Contra Trump
I’ve been a fan of Psalm 73 ever since I read Martin Buber’s interpretation of…
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Reading Beinart and Lerner as Gaza Burns
I know it sounds strange but it’s a great time to be an Jewish American activist working for Middle East peace. After all these years in the closet there’s hope that the Beinartians and the Lernerites have begun a critical dialogue for Jewish Americans.
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The Holocaust is Over: Avraham Burg’s Israel and Jews as Victims
A recent book by an eminent Israeli has caused a sensation in Israel as it calls on Jews to move past the Holocaust, which has rendered them oblivious to the suffering of others. Though Burg is firmly rooted in the tradition of Israeli apostates, his thesis overlooks several critical phenomena.
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