Jeremy Rosen
ARTICLES BY: Jeremy Rosen
Why I Have Hope for the Future of Judaism and Israel
Last week, I received a pained email from a friend and former pupil of mine from England who was worried about our future as Jews....
Immigrants, Education and Assimilation
Ever since the Greeks, the Romans, the Christians and the Muslims tried to impose their cultures on us, Judaism has had an uneasy relationship with...
Why Religion Needs Risk
There is no word I know of in the Bible for “risk.” Modern Hebrew uses the word “sakanah,” which really means “danger.” “Risk” in modern...
The Modern Middle East: Founding Mistakes and Ways Forward
Nowadays, reasoned and calm political debate is as lost as Atlantis. In most societies, positions are polarized, and as a result, the views and opinions that circulate...
Judaism Tells Us to Appreciate the Positive, But Seek Out More
It has been a while since I tackled a theological subject. But a recent need for self-criticism and introspection drew me back to one of...
The Lines That Divide Us as Jews — and Human Beings
Fifty years ago, I had the privilege of studying in a great yeshiva in Israel. In those days, there were none of the more modern...
The Collected Works of Primo Levi, Edited by Ann Goldstein (REVIEW)
Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel were the two most immediate and authentic literary voices who gave witness to the Holocaust. Wiesel was an extrovert and a very public...
Avoid the Zealots Who Have Dibs on ‘Orthodoxy’
There has been a lot of debate recently about what defines Modern Orthodoxy. The latest “term” is “Open Orthodoxy” as opposed to “Modern,” “Rational," “Halachic,"...
The Disgrace of Associating Toni Morrison With Primo Levi
A side benefit of reviewing books is that I often get books I otherwise might not splurge on. A week ago, I received the handsome three-volume set...
1948, American Antisemitism and Corrupt Politicians
Above and Beyond is a documentary produced by Nancy Spielberg that makes for fascinating and quite scary viewing. It tells the story of Jewish American pilots...
Assessing Henry Kissinger
Niall Ferguson’s first volume of Henry Kissinger’s biography, which deals with his formative years, is masterful. It's a difficult read, heavy with research and documentation....
How Will We Treat Others in 2016?
I recommend a recent film called "Experimenter," a dramatization of the work of the American Jewish psychologist Stanley Milgram (1933-1984), released this past October by...
Judaism and Factory Farming
Those who work in education delight in their successes and regret their failures. Very often those expected to shine burn out, and those expected to...
Remembering Yossi Sarid, a True Embodiment of the Israeli Left
I was in Israel when Yossi Sarid died. Who was he? Most Jews in the Diaspora have no idea. On the face of it, he...
