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Stephen SternThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
You have consistently described Israel as a settler-colonial state. You have also said that while you support Israel’s existence, you cannot support...
This piece builds on my recent piece on Édouard Drumont and Nick Fuentes by exploring Christianity’s complex relationship with fascism. It is easy...
Rahm Emanuel’s speech has upset many in Israel. We hear familiar complaints that he does not love Israel, has little understanding of Israelis, and...
Why did Democratic Party leadership look past a Maine Senate candidate with a Nazi tattoo? The question is striking because Holocaust films have...
Adam Smith’s Oxford professors had a problem. Their promising student had become fascinated with David Hume. They had reason to worry. Hume’s...
What might Martin Buber and postmodern Jewish thought have to do with a Grateful Dead concert? At first glance, not much. One belongs to the world of...
Enslaved people have revolted. Smoke rolls across the Virginia hills while the author of the Declaration of Independence is dragged from the estate...
We speak as if judgment were simple, as if we could stand outside history and measure human action against timeless truths, but the moment we try to...
From shared feeling to solitary obligation I showed my “God Wrestling” class—which traces how philosophers have wrestled with the idea of...
One of the unexpected silver linings of the past decade has been the emergence of smart, accessible podcasts. Podcasts have become something like a...
As Jews are pushed, pulled, and misread across the political spectrum, the Seder restored the story that refuses to break This Passover many American...
I attended a pre-Passover seder hosted by Jews United for Justice at Baltimore’s Beth Am synagogue, and left with a clearer answer to a question I...
A letter from Jewish Studies to Gettysburg College Hillel and Jewish students Chag Pesach Sameach, Hillel! It’s hard to feel celebratory right now....