Summer 5770 / 2010, no. 41From the Editors:Now I Am Become LifeBy Assaf Sagiv Essays:The Curious Case of Jewish DemocracyBy Amnon Rubinstein Does Israel suffer from a split-personality disorder? The Myth of Ellis Island and Other Tales of Origin By Dara Horn On the Jewish tradition of changing names and inventing roots. Pharaoh’s War with the Israelites: The Untold Story By Israel Knohl An enigmatic psalm points to a long-forgotten battle at the dawn of our nation’s history. Reviews:That Old-Time ReligionReviewed by Elliot R. Wolfson Judaism: A Way of Being by David Gelernter The Gentle Totalist Reviewed by Jonathan Dekel-Chen Crisis, Revolution, and Russian Jews by Jonathan Frankel The Biblical Century Reviewed by Yoram Hazony The Hebrew Republic: Jewish Sources and the Transformation of European Political Thought by Eric Nelson Correspondence:Chabad's Messianism and Israeli Radicals |
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Operation Cast Lead and the Ethics of Just WarWas Israel's conduct in its campaign against Hamas morally justified? |
Job’s Path to EnlightenmentA new interpretation of the Bible's most enigmatic book. |
The Magician of LjubljanaThe totalitarian dreams of Slavoj Žižek. |
Civilians FirstOnly in Israel does concern for the safety of soldiers override the state’s obligation to defend its civilians. |
The Political Legacy of Theodor HerzlBefore the melting pot, a different vision of the Jewish state. |