Yeshua Tolle
Shabbat Reading: Marc Shapiro's Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox
The greatest Talmudist of the 20th century is unknown in the community that cares most about the Talmud—the Orthodox. That wasn’t always so.
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Aug 101 min read
Shabbat Reading: Virgil's Aeneid
To read the Aeneid is to witness a new spirit breaking through.
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Jul 131 min read
Shabbat Reading: Saul Bellow's Herzog
Cracked up by divorce and disillusionment, Moses E. Herzog writes letters to the living and the dead.
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Jun 222 min read
Shabbat Reading: George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia
Orwell's experience in Spain defined his journalistic career. There he proved his ability to turn the "bewildering" into unblinking prose.
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Jun 151 min read
Shabbat Reading: Rose Macaulay's They Went to Portugal
Rose Macaulay is our witty guide to eight centuries of Anglo-Portuguese exchange.
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Jun 51 min read
Letter to the Editor (The Free Press): On Gillian Rose
A letter to the editor on the philosopher Gillian Rose.
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May 181 min read
Shabbat Reading: Martin Peretz's The Controversialist
No life lived with conviction was ever conflict-free.
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May 111 min read
Shabbat Reading: Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Common Sense is historical study, fierce polemic, and impassioned personal plea, all at once.
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May 41 min read
Shabbat Reading: Søren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling
Who, really, understands the Binding of Isaac, when you come down to it?
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