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May 28, 2024, 8:20 PM

Grigory Pomerants and self-destructive zealotry

In times of geopolitical crisis there is a temptation to fall into the trap of zealotry which, I argue, is inherently self-destructive. Zeal is commonly defined as great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause. In an increasingly polarized...

Feb 15, 2023, 9:35 PM

No More Binary Language

No picture today. Readers are invited to use their imagination. A recent item in The Telegraph tells us that we should phase out binary language. The words “male” and “female” are problematic because they reinforce ideas that sex is binary....

Jan 20, 2023, 7:25 PM

The Perfect Dinner Companion

Whom would you rather have round to dinner, an idealist radiating purity and hope, or a narcissist wallowing in self-importance and tales of personal glory? "Neither", I hear you groan impatiently. But wait. Life is about making choices, and...

Richard Kronenfeld

Nov 23, 2022, 11:26 PM

Have your language spayed or neutered

Longtime viewers of the classic CBS game show “The Price is Right” undoubtedly remember iconic host Bob Barker’s closing admonition to “have your pets spayed or neutered” to curb the animal population. These days, radical environmentalists feel the same...

Nov 11, 2022, 2:15 PM

Belief in the Messiah: Religion, Politics or Mental Health Problem

Context is important. In this day and age, the solitary, unkempt figure who wanders the streets with a gleam in his eye, telling passers-by that he is the Messiah and has been sent by the Lord to save them...

Daniel Rosehill

Nov 1, 2020, 6:51 PM

My Thoughts On Simona Weinglass’s ORM Exposé

Today, this website published another excellent TOI Investigates piece from Simona Weinglass. For those unaware, Simona Weinglass is the same reporter who penned the epic ‘Wolves of Tel Aviv’ exposé that essentially kickstarted the slow and ongoing meltdown of the...

Joseph C. Kaplan

Jul 23, 2020, 10:15 PM

Or Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof

The Supreme Court recently issued three eagerly awaited end-of-term decisions concerning important church-state issues: state aid to religious schools (Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue); the meaning of the “ministerial exemption” in employment discrimination cases (Our Lady of Guadalupe...

Chananya Weissman

Dec 17, 2019, 12:08 PM

The Newest Testament – A work in progress

Note: The ever-changing laws of progressive morality have many folks (as they must now be referred to) frightened and confused. To help prevent unintentional violations of these laws, which can lead to persecution or prosecution, we have codified the...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Nov 9, 2019, 10:56 PM

Vayera: The Man With Enough Light

The Hebrew word for a blind person is iver. Cognates of that word appear in such Biblical quotations as “Do not put a stumbling block in front of a blind person” (Leviticus 19:14) and “…bribery blinds the eyes of wise...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Apr 13, 2019, 10:17 PM

PESACH: Defining Freedom

The Holiday of Passover, when the Jewish People were emancipated from slavery in Egypt, is described in our liturgy as Zman Cheiruteinu, “the Time of our Freedom.” However, as we shall see in the coming lines, the word cheirut...

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