”⁴⁸Such aremark bearsavery close resemblancetotheToledotYeshutradition, for there,Jesuswas indeedaJew born of woman, who, insomeversions, willingly committed adultery.⁴⁹Yet, what was onceahighlynegativebury,“TheTrial ofJesus in theJewishTradition,”inTheTrial ofJesus,ed. E.Bammel (...
Indeed, given what we are learning about the reality of genders in today’s world, perhaps what we need is true gender diversity providing societal leadership. The name of this week’s parashahis Beshalach, which means “it came to pass.” May it come to pass that we improve the content...
Indeed, for this reviewer, to reread and think through the viewpoints presented is to do more than relive a time forty years ago—it is to bring them alive again and to acknowledge their relevance to the human comedy midway through the first decade of the 21st century. The questions posite...
As was noticed above, toward the beginning of the period under discussion there had been on the part of Jewish readers in Russia a marked inclination toward non-Hebrew literature; indeed, it seemed to some that Hebrew as the language of periodicals was doomed; "Ha-Karmel" ceased publication ...
Near the end of the Middle Ages, Spain forced its Jewish inhabitants to either convert to Christianity or emigrate. However, there was a widespread suspicion there that all converts secretly remained loyal to their old faith (indeed, some did) and thus had divided loyalties to both religions,...
During the seventh crusade, King Louis IX of France faces Ayyubid forces at the 3 day Battle of Al Mansurah. The entire crusading period was a debacle for the Jewish people. As to Louis, Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York says, he “was an ideal medieval king: he was...
Indeed, the literary and thematic consistency is something I am coming to see more clearly as I work my own reading notes into the body of this digest. Green’s marvelous translation preserves what seems to be the composition of separate original teachings within a single parsha. As I ...
Israel does indeed face “difficult decisions” about its future. The U.S. government appears to have dropped the requirement that the Palestinians and Arab States acknowledge the legitimacy of Israeli sovereignty and provide the “secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force”...
Few believe that Ned Lamont, the cable TV millionaire whose anti-Iraq war campaign defeated Lieberman in the Democratic primary, won't be supportive on Israel. Indeed, Lamont explains his opposition to the Iraq war by saying that it strengthened Iran, Israel's deadliest rival. ...
About the time that Greek and Roman culture began to influence the northern portion of Africa the Jews began to spread into these regions; indeed, they went even beyond the confines of the Roman empire. Egypt, according to the testimony of Philo, was inhabited, as far as the borders of Li...