Jeremy Rosen
ARTICLES BY: Jeremy Rosen
What Does ‘Mildly Islamist’ Mean?
The Economist, amongst many others, loves to refer to Recep Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, and his Justice and Development Party, as "mildly Islamist". He...
The Jewish Belief in Self-Defense and America’s Gun Laws
What the heck is it going to take to get an America to do something about its guns? For all that, I far prefer living...
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and the British Chief Rabbinate
The centrist orthodox Jewish community of Britain, known as "The United Synagogue," (established by Act of Parliament in 1870 as the Jewish equivalent of The...
Haym Soloveitchik’s Demolition of Talya Fishman’s Thesis
I have to go back 50 years to when I first met Haym Soloveitchik, the brilliant son of the magisterial and phenomenal late Rabbi JB...
Real Chanukah Heroes and the Nechemya Weberman Case
What is Chanukah? Thus the Talmud asks, in its only reference to the story of Chanukah. And it answers: "On the 15th of Kislev are the...
Oliver Stone and Historical Perspective
The film director Oliver Stone has once again ruffled feathers with a controversial television series that justifies those like me who think that, despite the...
Eating Bugs or Sexual Abuse: Prioritizing Sins
We have so many humanitarian and political challenges that face us, as humans and Jews that I suspect the only way we can cope is...
Do Jews Believe in Luck?
Sam Goldwyn famously said, "The harder I work, the luckier I get." So why do I constantly come across perfectly sane, intelligent people who tell...
Is Judaism Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?
Thank goodness the election is over and we can get on with the fun things in our lives! The Bible clearly encourages men and women...
Hurricane Sandy and the Limitations of Humanity
Thank goodness, living in a part of Manhattan that was not directly affected by Sandy, I have no personal disaster stories to tell. But in...
Presidents, Debates, and Guns
I have not and do not want to watch presidents or prime ministers debate on television. Politicians are salesmen who will tell you what is...
Towers of Babel and Urban Living
Mayor Bloomberg of New York has recently decided that New York is falling behind other cities in not erecting enough super skyscrapers. I recall a time...
Genesis: Ideological Calendars and the Land of Israel
Everyone is conditioned culturally to think in specific ways and to adopt specific timelines. Christians think in terms of Before Christ and After Christ. Never mind...
The Shtomp, Or The Case Against Religious Dancing
Simchat Torah, the festival of Rejoicing Over The Law, is upon us and once again I find myself completely out of sync with most of...
