.

Spring 5764 / 2004, no. 17


From the Editors:

Towards a Common Judaism
By Daniel Polisar


Essays:

Eliezer Berkovits, Theologian of Zionism
By David Hazony
Why statehood is not only vital for protecting Jewish interests, but central to Jewish faith.

Strikes Again
By Evelyn Gordon
The Jewish state has the worst labor problem in the industrialized world. Is there a way out?

Jacob Birnbaum and the Struggle for Soviet Jewry
By Yossi Klein Halevi
Forty years later, a look at the man and the movement that transformed American Jewry.


Reviews:

Zakaria’s Prophecy
Reviewed by Yuval Levin
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad by Fareed Zakaria

Nothing Left
Reviewed by Benjamin Balint
Nothing Sacred: The Truth About Judaism by Douglas Rushkoff


Correspondence:

Israeli Sociology, George Steiner, Jenin and more.


From the
ARCHIVES

Job’s Path to EnlightenmentA new interpretation of the Bible's most enigmatic book.
The Jews’ Right To Statehood: A DefenseA new look at Zionism from the perspective of universal rights.
The Gaza Flotilla and the New World DisorderINGOs are trying to reshape world politics at the expense of the nation-state.
Zohan and the Quest for Jewish UtopiaAdam Sandler's hit comedy reflects a deep divide between Israeli and American Jews.
How Great Nations Can Win Small WarsIraq, Northern Ireland, and the secret strength of democratic peoples.

All Rights Reserved (c) Shalem Press 2025