Jeremy Rosen
ARTICLES BY: Jeremy Rosen
The Incredible Story of Gluckel of Hamelin, a Great Jewish Lady
Most of us have heard of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but how many know about a nice Jewish lady called Gluckel of Hamelin? She...
Why Open Immigration Is Inevitable
Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of humans around the world are on the move -- political refugees and economic migrants. They are already and...
Finding Hope By Remembering the Good of the Past
Those who follow me on this blog will know how much scorn I have for abuses of religion and religious authority. I despair at the pettiness...
Baruch Spinoza Was Not a Great Jewish Role Model
Baruch (Benedict) Spinoza (1632-1677) was one of the greatest philosophers. Not only that, but he was possibly the most honest and moral of them all....
Medicine and Side Effects
We humans have always needed cures, whether they are of the body, the mind, or the soul. And in our desperation we have turned to...
Marc Shapiro and Jewish Censorship
Human beings have always told lies. The purpose of lies, of course, is to try to cover up truth. It is just that some lies,...
Tisha B’Av is a Reminder: Don’t Repeat Mistakes of the Past
“Those who cannot learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana was not referring to Israel, but he might have been. When all...
Napoleon: Good or Bad? It’s Not So Simple
A few weeks ago was the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, the one that finally ended Napoleon’s career. My history teacher made us read Pieter...
The Theocracy of Israel’s Rabbinate
I have always felt that in a democracy, it should not be the role of a state to impose personal religious practices on its citizens....
Jews Who Harass Christians? Not in Our Name
Recent reports that some Charedi Jews disrupted a Christian mass on Mount Zion really upset me. When insensitive bullies who dress as and proclaim their...
‘Game of Thrones’ and the Meaning of Shame
Please note that this post contains spoilers about the TV show "Game of Thrones." The HBO series “Game of Thrones” is set somewhere in a mythical...
The Power – and Curse – of Charisma
It just never seems to end. The press publicizes yet another case of a rabbi and teacher guilty of abusing his position in a sexual...
Why the Fuss Over Ban on Orthodox Jewish Women Driving Cars?
There has been much neurotic outcry about the Belz Chasidic Yeshiva in London (note, not in Israel) for issuing a ban on women driving and...
American Pharoah, Horse Racing, and the Jews
The Lubavitcher Rebbe won the Triple Crown at Belmont last Saturday when American Pharoah romped home in the Belmont Stakes at Elmont, New York, by...
