Posts Tagged: Chasidism
The Rebbe to the World
Few men are able to shape the world in death as they did in life. To do so is to subsume your existence to a...
What Are Haredi Jews Doing to the Jewish Community?
I do not want to come across as a rabbi-basher, or an opponent of Haredi Judaism. Much like other things, there are parts that I...
Why Religion Needs Risk
There is no word I know of in the Bible for “risk.” Modern Hebrew uses the word “sakanah,” which really means “danger.” “Risk” in modern...
On Democratic Governance and Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama's Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy is a follow up to his earlier The Origins of Political...
A Human Portrait of the Rebbe (REVIEW)
Turning Judaism Outward: A biography of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, by Chaim Miller (New York: Kol Menachem Press, 2014). For the benefit of the uninitiated,...
The Shtomp, Or The Case Against Religious Dancing
Simchat Torah, the festival of Rejoicing Over The Law, is upon us and once again I find myself completely out of sync with most of...
