Winter 5761 / 2001, no. 10From the Editors:The Year of Ruling DangerouslyBy David Hazony Essays:Orde Wingate: Friend Under FireBy Michael B. Oren The new historians take aim at the father of the IDF. The Supreme Court In Loco Parentis By Evelyn Gordon The court’s outrageous ban on spanking one’s child. Secret of the Sabbath By Yosef Yitzhak Lifshitz It isn’t about R&R. It’s about how to be a creative human being. The Brilliant Failure of Jewish Foreign Policy By Ruth R. Wisse For two millennia, Jews developed a method of survival in exile--which may also have led to their downfall. Reviews:Deciphering American MoralityReviewed by Jeff Jacoby One Nation, Two Cultures by Gertrude Himmelfarb The Authoritarian Mill Reviewed by Joel Schwartz John Stuart Mill on Liberty and Control by Joseph Hamburger Correspondence:Hebrew Literature, American Zionism and more. |
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Is There a Future for French Jewry?A changing political culture may leave no room for Europe's largest Jewish community. |
Star-CrossedRosenzweig and Heidegger: Between Judaism and German Philosophy by Peter Eli Gordon |
Civilians FirstOnly in Israel does concern for the safety of soldiers override the state’s obligation to defend its civilians. |
Orde Wingate: Friend Under FireThe new historians take aim at the father of the IDF. |
Zohan and the Quest for Jewish UtopiaAdam Sandler's hit comedy reflects a deep divide between Israeli and American Jews. |