Posts Tagged: Jeremy Rosen Israel
The Illusion of Control: How an Open Mind Can Help Protect Us
Humans love certainties. We think we know the answers, but many times, we don't. Our history is replete with failed systems and misguided leaders. Look...
A Message from the Torah: Respond to Fear with Faith
As we complete the book of Genesis this week, Jacob has died, and his remaining sons now turn to Joseph and say, “Our father asked...
Looking at Israel’s Flaws — and Virtues
One of the darkest episodes in the history of Israel is the ghastly story of the missing children of poor immigrants from Arab lands, airlifted...
Israel and the Diaspora
As we approach Israel’s Independence Day, the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora remains ambivalent. Israel is faced with constant existential threats and low-grade warfare....
The Holocaust and Remembering Ben Hecht
Yom HaShoah is an appropriate time to remember Ben Hecht. Colin Shindler has an excellent piece on him in The Jewish Chronicle, and two weeks...
State and Religion in Israel on Pesach
The return of a right-wing government in Israel, heavily reliant on religious parties, is a matter of some concern because of the increasing encroachment of...
Kaddish for Gaza
A few weeks ago, a group of Jews gathered in front of Parliament in London to say Kaddish for those Gazans killed on the border in what...
From Martin Luther to Alfred Balfour
Many Christians celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation on October 31. In 1517, the Augustinian monk Martin Luther (1483-1546) posted his 95 theses in opposition to...
Hating Jews in Ancient Times and Today
In 1943, even before the full story of Nazi inhumanity was revealed, Joshua Trachtenberg published The Devil and the Jews, a brilliant analysis of how the...
Why I Don’t Criticize Israel More
Once again, I feel the need to defend my position on Israel. I do not identify with the political climate in Israel today nor with its...
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...
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...
On Ferguson
The shooting of yet another young unarmed black man, this time in the town of Ferguson, Missouri, has ignited a firestorm in the United States...
