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Debating Social Justice, Pt. II

Steven over at Canonist has written a thoughtful reply to yesterday’s posting about his debate with Dan Sieradski. I had ...

Apparently the new edition of the Encyclopedia Judaica takes a skeptical position on this question. Find out more here.

Generally, it’s not fun to see your friends fight, but when the fight is over the soul of Judaism, it’s ...

As I mentioned on Friday, much of David Klinghoffer’s diagnosis of liberal pluralism (as he experienced it at Limmud NY) ...

A transnational comparison.

This week’s Forward features a harsh, but disciplined critique of “liberal pluralism” by David Klinghoffer. The article consists of Klinghoffer’s ...

Walter Benjamin was one of the most idiosyncratic 20th century intellectuals. Though his formal academic training was in philosophy, he ...

His life and work.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had unannounced cosmetic surgery last week. On what part of his body, you ask? Find ...

Thanks to FailedMessiah for pointing out this ynet article about Ultra-Orthodox families in Israel who are struggling financially because of ...

It’s notable and laudable that many Jewish groups commemorate Martin Luther King Day, but I’ve always found it a bit ...

Though I have mixed feelings about the Kabbalah Centre, I do feel that the mainstream Jewish community and press has, ...