Alexander Hamilton and American Paranoia
Andrew Porwancher on Alexander Hamilton and American Jewish Culture Marjorie Taylor Greene—a Congresswoman representing Georgia’s 14th District—made headlines earlier this year after a
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Judaism
Apostate Women: The Sacrifice Doubt Demands
Katie Christine Gaddini on Ayala Fader My body betrayed me. It committed treason, until my mind stumbled after it and grabbed hold of
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Cultural Contradictions of the Nation State
Yehudah Mirsky on Alexander Kaye Alexander Kaye’s book stands at the confluence of three different scholarly traditions – the history of political thought
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Beyond the Era of the Torah?
Nathaniel Berman on Moshe Halbertal Moshe Halbertal’s magisterial study appears to situate itself firmly among the decades-long challenges to Gershom Scholem’s most famous
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Homosexuality and Jewish Apostasy in Renaissance Italy
Paola Tartakoff on Tamar Herzig Jewish converts to Christianity have long evoked visceral responses from Christians and Jews. Many Christians have viewed converts
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The Christian Origins of Racism
M. Lindsay Kaplan on Antisemitism to Racism Medieval claims about the Jews’ criminal role in the crucifixion consigned them to an enslaved status,
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The Religion of Economics
Benedikt Koehler on the Enlightenment, Religion, and Mosaic Economics The Enlightenment purged economics of religion. This began when John Locke claimed that everyone
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Heinrich Heine: A Life of Contradictions
David Biale on George Prochnik Heinrich Heine was the first Jew to become a cultural icon in Germany. While Moses Mendelssohn achieved fame
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Hebrew Philological Practices from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Geoffrey Khan, Hindy Najman, and Ishay Rosen-Zvi The Forum provides a home for substantial original and creative works of scholarship with the goal
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The Deep Humanity of Jewish Law
Zalman Rothschild on Moshe Halbertal Jewish law considers the topic of doubt worthy of occupying an entire category of law unto itself, and
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