Jeremy Rosen
ARTICLES BY: Jeremy Rosen
Who Should Decide Who’s Jewish in Israel?
Why is there such a fuss over the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to allow converts to Judaism, as defined by the Reform and Conservative movements,...
Mr. Cohen of Ballachulish Ferry
Last week, I gave a Zoom talk for the Scottish Jewish Archive center. I spoke about my experiences as the rabbi of the largest Jewish...
Why Judaism — and the World — Needs a Messianic Vision
The course of human civilization, if one can use that term, has progressed and continues to, in a series of slow cycles. The German philosopher...
Why We Celebrate Purim — Especially This Year
Purim is known as the happiest and craziest day in the Jewish calendar, and the only festival that celebrates an event in the Diaspora. But...
The Other Side of Darkness
It is almost a year since we began getting indications of the disastrous COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, no one had any idea of how serious it...
Remembering a Great Rabbi Who Asked Questions Rather Than Answering Them
In the latest edition of the Brooklyn Jewish journal Hakirah, there is a fascinating article on Rav Joseph Ber Soloveitchik (1903 -1993) by David. P....
Remembering Rabbi Louis Jacobs
Any Anglo Jew from the 1960s will be familiar with the “Jacobs Affair” that divided the Jewish community more than any other religious debate in...
Expose Yourself to Different Viewpoints
One of my recent articles was intentionally controversial. The aim was to point out that people rarely seem capable of hearing, let alone absorbing, another...
The Cuckoo Coup
What a year America has had. To add to the scourge of COVID-19, we have seen the self-destruction of a president and we are witnessing...
The Importance of Modesty
I have watched more television this past year than I should have, and I have been struck by the incessant diet of sex, violence, horror,...
The Twelfth Night
As a child, I felt fortunate to have eight days of Hanukkah, whereas Christian children only had one day of Christmas. But then I learned...
Strong Hasmonean — and Jewish — Women
I realize what a patriarchal society we, like the rest of the world, have been until very recently. Sadly, many still are. But there are...
Examining the Zohar
The festival of Hanukkah (however you spell it in English), in addition to its historical origins, is also a celebration of the long mystical tradition...
Obama and His Revisionist Take on Israel
Former President Obama is regarded as something of a saint. His voice is the gospel of the Democratic and academic constituency in the USA. He...
