Articles
Does Judaism Have Anything to Say About Democracy? Not Yet!
Our question is surely of great interest to Jews everywhere, but in the State of Israel it has existential force, and must be confronted every day. As we were writing this article, a brouhaha developed over an Arab justice on the Supreme Court who refused to sing Hatikvah at the installation of the new Chief Justice.
The Music of Chance: On the Origin of Species from a Jewish Perspective
The title of this article, “The Music of Chance,” comes from a novel by Paul Auster, although that is the article’s only link to the novel.
O Tempora O Mores
Do not say that earlier days were better than these!
Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy
Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin reviews Dr. Chaim Waxman's new book, "Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy."