Category Archives: Jews

How Do You Run A Modern State According To Jewish Law?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Luke Ford

In his sixth lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: According to Rav Nissim of Girona (aka The RaN) says that in our Jewish system, there are two types of governance … Continue reading →

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How Much Loyalty Should Jews Have To A Gentile State?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Luke Ford

In his sixth lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: For us today, if, say, the United States instituted some anti-Semitic decrees, we would all assume immediately that we no longer … Continue reading →

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Terrorism In The Name Of Palestine

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Luke Ford

Max Boot writes: Just as there was a certain segment of the intelligentsia which claimed after 9/11 that the U.S. “had it coming,” so too there will no doubt be some who claim that the Jews somehow had it coming … Continue reading →

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Jewcer.com – Crowd Funding For Jewish Projects

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Luke Ford

It’s a Jewish version of kickstarter.com. Check out Jewcer.com: The global Jewish community is filled with creative and innovative ideas that could benefit our people both in Israel and around the world. Unfortunately, many do not succeed. Why? Funding. Well, … Continue reading →

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There Are Parts Of The Talmud We Don’t Want Non-Jews To See

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Luke Ford

In his second lecture for Torah in Motion on the Chatam Sofer, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “The Chatam Sofer gave his approval for the Talmud to be translated into German. What were the objections of the other rabbis? They … Continue reading →

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