In the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus seems to come down on the side of the broadest possible application of the love ethic. And by emphasizing a particular type of love – the gut-wrenching kind – ...
Since Beinart sees quoting rabbis as proper, he should know that Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, in his Kol Dodi Dofek, Chapter 10, explained regarding the commandment to destroy Amalek that he agreed ...
Over centuries, the Golem evolved from folklore and mythology to influence Frankenstein, silent films, and superhero comics. Today it symbolizes the profound possibilities and ethical dilemmas ...
The solution they came up with is famously stated in the Declaration of Independence: “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” This revolutionary truth, combining human reason and divine revelation, ...