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Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 20, 2026, 3:11 PM

Beyond the Laws of Thought.

Beyond the Laws of Thought Aristotle formalised valid inference. Boole expressed logical relations algebraically. Shannon showed that Boolean algebra could govern switching circuits, helping make digital computation possible. Their shared question is structural: if A and B are given, what...

Aug 17, 2026, 6:04 PM

Creation, Property, and the Social Purpose of Goods

A Theology of Social Action and Justice VIModern economic arguments often begin with ownership: Who holds legal title? Who controls the asset? What may the owner do without interference? Christian theology begins one step earlier: “The earth is the...

Aug 14, 2026, 8:35 PM

When the Body Says Rest

My memories of being sick as a child go way back to our first apartment, where the telephone was a wall unit in the entry hall. “Dr. Weizer, the fever is getting worse. Can you please make a house visit?” I...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 6, 2026, 5:50 AM

Bal Tashchit (בַּל תַּשְׁחִית): The Rabbinic Limit

Amalek, Halakhah and the Courage of Rabbinic Leadership Few passages in the Hebrew Bible have provoked more argument, discomfort and serious reflection than the command concerning Amalek. To the modern reader, these verses are among the most difficult in Scripture. They...

Aug 5, 2026, 6:28 AM

Does a Heavenly Temple Replace the Earthly Avodah?

The claim moves quietly through communities that love the Hebrew Scriptures. The earthly Temple, they hear, was only a shadow. The real altar stands in Heaven. The real high priest serves there. The real and final cleansing happens above....

Barry Mellinger

Aug 3, 2026, 1:24 PM

Certainly a Jew but not Jewish

Public discourse commits a basic category error: it treats Jewish descent and Jewish identity as if they are the same. They are not. And refusing to distinguish between them produces predictable distortions that harm the Jewish people. Jewish descent is...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 2, 2026, 4:50 AM

The Angels of our nature.

One of the oldest questions humanity has ever asked is also one of the most personal. Are human beings fundamentally good? Or fundamentally violent? Modern psychology has wrestled with this question for decades. In The Better Angels of Our Nature, the psychologist Steven...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 1, 2026, 10:16 AM

The Measure of a Nation Is Its Weakest Citizen

Every civilisation celebrates strength. Strong economies. Strong militaries. Strong leaders. Strong institutions. Strength is visible. It is easy to admire. Yet the Hebrew Bible and the Quran both arrive at a profoundly counterintuitive conclusion: A society’s greatest strength is not found in its strongest people. It is revealed...

Jul 22, 2026, 10:57 AM

Fins and Scales, Hooves and Cud, Part II

Why split hooves and chewing the cud? Why these specific biological criteria? Photo: A male bighorn sheep (ram), a kosher land animal. © Jwanamaker, 2013. Licensed under CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

What We Still Don't Know About Kashrut In Part I of Fins and Scales, Hooves and Cud, I explored a question that is easy to overlook. If every fish with scales also has fins, why does the Torah mention fins at...

Jul 21, 2026, 6:56 AM

The Courtyard Stands Open: Why Jews Must Teach the Nations Now

In the days when the Temple stood in Jerusalem, a vast Court of the Gentiles welcomed those drawn from the nations. This outer courtyard formed part of Hashem's design. Sincere seekers could bring offerings to any Israelite citizen standing...

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