Jeremy Rosen
ARTICLES BY: Jeremy Rosen
Not My Bible
I am not amongst those who consider it a religious crime to live outside Israel. After all, since the days of the...
Being Jewish Without God
What if you just do not believe in God? Does this mean there is no room for you in the Jewish religion? On the surface,...
Passover At Home
What do we mean by a family? There are so many new definitions and variations. Too often people who, for circumstances beyond their ...
The Great Divide
On March 7, David Brooks published an article in the New York Times about the rising presence and confidence of ultra-Orthodox Jews in ...
Women and Children in War
I have been invited to speak at a forum to be held at the United Nations on the suffering and abuse of women and...
The Pope and the Jews
Pope Benedict's resignation sends an important message to our own religious leadership. Know when it's time to step down. What humility it takes...
Purim and the Evolution of Judaism
It always amazes me how Judaism has succeeded in evolving (or shall we say, for the sake of political correctness, reinvigorating itself). After all, the Bible...
Menachem Elon and Theocracy
One of the greatest of Jewish jurists, Menachem Elon, former Supreme Court Judge in Israel, died this week. He was steeped in the Talmudic...
Marrying Out
Recently I have been asked once again to intervene in situations where a young Jew wants to marry a non-Jew. It is such a difficult...
The Women of the Wall
Despite the elections, the little turf wars of Israeli society continue to add to the tensions of daily life. Here's a story about another...
Yair Lapid and The Elections in Israel
I am pleasantly surprised by the results of the latest elections in Israel. Not because anything has significantly changed, but precisely because, other than superficially,...
What’s in a Name?
I spend a fair amount of time with Persian Jews here in New York. I really enjoy their warmth and joie de vivre. But...
British Recognition for Israeli Innovation
I am not a great fan of "awards". Too many of them are given for the wrong reasons to the wrong people. But here is...
Margaret Netanyahu
Margaret Thatcher was an incredibly divisive British prime minister. Personally, I could never warm to her. She was, however, credited with standing up to the...
