Jeremy Rosen
ARTICLES BY: Jeremy Rosen
The Myths of Hanukkah
There are several myths about Hanukkah, such as that Judah Maccabee defeated the Seleucid Emperor Antiochus decisively and regained independence for the Judean state. Or...
Remember the Past, but Strive for a Better Future
I have been reading a book about the Hundred Years’ War between France and England by Jonathan Sumption, the well-known and controversial former member of...
Emmanuel Macron’s Napoleon Moment
I have always been fascinated by Napoleon Bonaparte. As a schoolboy, I read the Dutch historian Pieter Geyl’s Napoleon: For and Against, and realized that...
Kristallnacht and the Legacy of Jew Hatred
The ninth of November was the anniversary of the Kristallnacht attack on the Jews of Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland in 1938. The Nazis unleashed...
Jews, Christians, and Muslims as Abraham’s Children
Anyone familiar with the art of cathedrals and churches in Europe will know that someone called Melchizedek figures prominently. Who was he? After rescuing Lot from...
A Jewish Athlete and a Name That Matters
In my youth, Angela Buxton was the darling of the Anglo-Jewish sporting scene. She was the most successful Jewish, and indeed British, tennis player of the...
COVID-19, Haredi Jews and the Error of ‘Piety’
One of the most disturbing features of the pandemic has been the behavior of huge swathes of the Haredi community across the globe. There have, thank...
Sukkot and the World
Rituals, laws, and customs exist to reinforce the fact that ideas are all very well, but we need actions to bring about change within ourselves...
What’s the Point of Fasting?
Here are some of my thoughts on the significance of Yom Kippur: Rosh Hashanah inaugurates the Ten Days of Repentance, the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah. But...
Rabbis and Politics
Rabbis should stay out of politics. This may sound strange coming from me. I have consistently deplored religious politics -- and the negative, destructive influence...
Judaism in a Divided Society
The culture wars are raging around us. Anything or any person who is unacceptable to the culture police on either side is to be banned,...
How to Deal With Racism
I want to look at the current debate about racism from the point of view and the premise that prejudice or discrimination simply on the...
Why Do Some Jews Still Believe the Messiah Is Coming?
Whenever a major crisis hits, I encounter people who love to talk about the Messiah. Originally, the Messiah was simply an anointed king who would...
Finding Love on Tu B’Av
Did you know that there was an ancient tradition that on two days of the year, unmarried girls used to go out dancing in the...
