Posts Tagged: faith
Good Question, Better Answer
JNS.org - Have you heard of an a fortiori legal argument? In the Talmud, it is known as kal v’chomer. The idea is that we...
The Boston Marathon Bombing and America’s So-Called Faith Privilege
The Boston Marathon bombing provoked enactment of what has emerged, since 9/11, as a ritual of political theater refined even beyond its long history of...
An Interview with Ambassador Michael Oren: The Enduring Israeli-U.S. Partnership (INTERVIEW)
On February 21, inFOCUS editor Matthew RJ Brodsky interviewed Ambassador Michael Oren. Born and raised in New Jersey before attending Princeton and...
“Innocence of Muslims” and the Faith Fallacy
In all the discussion of freedom of speech because of the "Innocence of Muslims" video, and the resurgent disputes about Islam - which, if any,...
On a Wing and a Prayer
A palpable pride rose through the congregation as its young rabbi placed his flowing Tallit over the shoulders of his formal blue Air Force uniform. ...
Emor: How to Speak – The Secret to Influencing Others
To Rebuke or to Ignore? To Fight or to Accept? When witnessing a transgression our first inclination may be to rebuke the transgressor, and chastise...
