For someone who propagates the importance of evidence, Sam Harris often ignores his own counsel. Last week the bestselling atheist author posted a podcast (with transcript) titled: “Why Don’t I…
For decades, Jewish leaders outside of Israel have publicly supported the Israeli government, but they have expressed regret for the souls lost on both sides. Is that rhetoric changing?
Human rights groups methodically tally each man, woman and child killed in Gaza (797 as of this writing, most of them civilians, 5,100 wounded), while the media arm of the Israeli Defense Forces…
Five things happened to our ancestors of the 17 th of Tammuz and five things happened on the 9 th day of Av. On the 17 th of Tammuz the tablets of the law were broken, the daily temple sacrifice was…
On Monday, as I watched the press conference held by the family of Tariq Abu Khdeir, a 15 year-old American citizen who was brutally beaten and detained, without charge, by Israeli Border Police in…
“So Israel’s Prime Minister was arguing with the Pope over what language Jesus spoke” sounds like the setup to a weird joke. Which, actually, it is. Lasting just a few seconds, the dustup reflects…
(This post has been updated.) Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, the largest Jewish denomination in the United States, has issued a harsh statement following yesterday’s…
