Contrast that to the Satmar theology of surrender, which condemns every Jewish act of self-assertion as rebellion. Their doctrine has turned despair into faith, and faith into fear. It is a betrayal ...
This conditional tenure is dramatically underscored by the “vomiting out” injunction found in Leviticus: “The land will vomit ...
Detroit has seen violent crime fall to historic lows, property values rise, and its population inch upward. Community ...
I am a Reform Rabbi who believes our planet and our species will survive and thrive through the coming climate change catastrophes, but the longer humans delay transforming our way of life away from ...
Alarmingly, what U.S. President Donald Trump is helping Israel fight in the Middle East is rampant in his own backyard. Opinion.
As for today’s ‘messiahs’, Jesus warned that phoney claimants will show up (Mark 13: 21-23). As we know what a Real One looks ...
O.K. I’m offering “How to read the Old Testament,” and you might very well be thinking, “Why would I want to read the Old ...
For three days, I’ve been trying to write a response to Wriley Nelson’s “Israel Grip on the U.S. Is the End of International Law” from “The Freeman’s Journal” of Thursday, October 2. I have no problem ...
The music channel in Defector’s work Slack is, paradoxically or not, a fairly quiet place. People will talk about records they’re enjoying or not enjoying, Patrick will reply “type shit” to various ...
By the ninth century, influenced by the Christian idea, Islam and Judaism each had their own Antichrist figures who would ...
While some fear the war in Gaza is not over or that Israel could be torn by civil strife, others see signs of messianic times ...
However, this isn't peace born of repentance; it's a hudna, a temporary truce rooted in Islamic doctrine. Islamic leaders are ...