Jewish teachings have shaped Western civilization from the beginning. How can Jews build schools that encourage the rising generation to take this responsibility seriously? The post The Spirit ...
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After the Great Disruption, a new renaissance can emerge, marrying Jewish classical education and novel technology, and confronting the cultural crisis with Jewish exceptionalism. The post The ...
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The coronavirus pandemic, and the protests over racial injustice, have called for deeper reservoirs of endurance — and summoned forth deeper questions about what really matters in our lives...
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American society faces a deep crisis of meaning to which the city, and the idea, of Jerusalem has an answer. It is needed by Jews, and as much or more by Christians. The post The Message from J...
There is much to admire in Patrick Deneen’s book Why Liberalism Failed, which combines impressive learning in the history of political theory and genuine attention to the complex realities of c...
The question Norman Podhoretz asked in his 2009 book—Why Are Jews Liberals?—seems only more consequential after President Obama’s two terms in office. The post Jewish Conservatism: A Mani...
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Both in America and in Israel, the liberal faith of too many Jews has imperiled the Jewish future. Needed is a serious, thoughtful, and authentically Jewish alternative. The post The Spirit of ...
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We live in an age of unprecedented human mastery -- over birth and death, body and mind, nature and human nature. In every realm of life, science and technology have brought remarkable advances ...
The Super Bowl is over. March Madness is fast approaching, with NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs close behind. Spring training... The post For the Love of the Game appeared first on Ethics & Publi...
Whenever I meet with scientists, I’m always struck by their optimism — and their discontent. Mostly they are optimists, excited... The post The Ends of Science appeared first on Ethics & P...
Annihilation from Within: The Ultimate Threat to Nations by Fred Charles Iklé (Columbia, 142 pp., $24.50) Fear and trembling about... The post Unthinkable Thoughts appeared first on Ethics & ...
The problem of living well with death is central to many of the quandaries of bioethics, from assisted suicide to... The post In Whose Image Shall We Die? appeared first on Ethics & Public Pol...