Posts Tagged: Jeremy Rosen
The Paris Attacks and Why the World Hates Israel
A Flash Eurobarometer survey carried out in October 2003 for the European Commission in the 15 member states of the EU found that nearly 60% of European...
Is Extremism Fundamental to All Religions?
There are more and more books and articles apologizing for religion, claiming that it is all really peaceful and positive; that only a few adherents are...
Is Vegetarian Food Kosher?
On October 26, CNBC published this story: Clear Food, a branch of Clear Labs, a company that analyzes food at a molecular level to determine the quality...
Celebrating Rosh Chodesh
This week we celebrated the New Month of Cheshvan. Sometimes it is called Mar Cheshvan because, so goes the official story, it is the only...
Why It’s Hard to Be a Religious Jew, and Why It’s Worth It
Judaism began with 40 years of wandering in the desert, with plenty of time to celebrate festive days. Its calendar, based on both the solar...
What Does a Google Search Really Tell Us About God?
It’s a sign of our times that the New York Times can devote a serious op-ed to the fact that God is in decline because He,...
Thoughts on Universalism and Particularism Ahead of Yom Kippur
During the nineteenth century, there were two ideological movements that swept the Western world. For want of a better term, I will call them universalism...
On These High Holidays, Pray for Others to Repent
When I was a child in England, I often used to see men and women standing at street corners holding placards saying such things as,...
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....
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...
