Winter 5771 / 2011, no. 43From the Editors:The Zionist ImperativeBy Marla Braverman Essays:The Gaza Flotilla and the New World DisorderBy Har'el Ben-Ari INGOs are trying to reshape world politics at the expense of the nation-state. A Tradition to Reason With By Jonathan Jacobs Why medieval rabbis welcomed rationalism into the tent of Abraham, and what we may learn from them. Halacha's Moment of Truth By Evelyn Gordon, Hadassah Levy Judaism has yet to rise to the challenge of a sovereign state. Reviews:Signs of the ApocalypseReviewed by Eyal Dotan Baudrillard and the Simulacra of Money by Ushi Krausz Spirited Away Reviewed by Tomer Persico The Future of Faith by Harvey Cox Curb Your Darwinism Reviewed by Marshall Poe Supernormal Stimuli: How Primal Urges Overran Their Evolutionary Purpose by Deirdre Barrett Correspondence:Diaspora origin myths; defeat and the Israelite nation. |
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The Spectacles of Isaiah BerlinThe twentieth century's greatest liberal was anything but a pluralist |
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Locusts, Giraffes, and the Meaning of KashrutThe most famous Jewish practice is really about love and national loyalty. |
The Road to Democracy in the Arab WorldLiberalism has deep roots in the Middle East, if we know where to look. |