Elijah Z. Granet, at The Blogs

Jul 28, 2014, 9:07 PM

If the Gaza ground invasion has had one constant, it is death. Around 100 Palestinians, many of them civilians, have died in the war, and 42 Israeli soldiers have also lost their lives. I sympathize1 with the families of...

Jun 6, 2014, 10:52 PM

In Defense of the Israeli Presidency (with help from Bagehot)

As a student of political science, I have a particular weakness for what political scientists dub, “formal institutions”, such as legislatures, courts, executives, and the like. While my colleagues may prefer to study socioeconomic development or the methods by...

Apr 15, 2014, 3:48 AM

The Talmud, Geeks, and Judaism

I have only been doing any sort of Talmud study for just under a year, and in that time I have only seen a single ice crystal located upon the tip of the great berg that is the quintessential...

Feb 21, 2014, 10:22 AM

Against “Open Hillel”

The University of California, Berkeley, where I am a student, is often a noted front in the continuing range of issues facing the US Jewish student community. The “Israel Apartheid Week” and the BDS movement on my campus have...

About Me

Elijah Z. Granet is a student in the dual degree program at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, studying political science and Jewish History. He is also a recipient of the 2013-2014 Anne and Benjamin Goor Prize in Jewish Studies.