Straus Center: Faculty and Staff Publications
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Item Open Access Against Court and Constitution: A Never-Before-Translated Speech by David Ben-Gurion(Mosaic is published by Bee.Ideas, LLC, an affiliate of the Tikvah Fund., 2021-03-10) Rogachevsky, Neil; Ben-Gurion, DavidIn this newly translated speech, David Ben-Gurion makes the case against any kind of written formal constitution for the Jewish state. The speech was translated by Straus Center Associate Director Dr. Neil Rogachevsky for Mosaic Magazine.Item Open Access Ben-Gurion: The Man Who Willed A State(2020-07-01) Rogachevsky, NeilAs a new biography shows, David Ben-Gurion could be petty, harsh, and stubborn. He also decisively shaped almost every institution that would form the state of Israel. Straus Center Associate Director Dr. Neil Rogachevsky reviews Tom Segev's new biography of David Ben-Gurion, A State at Any Cost, for Mosaic.Item Open Access The BEST: Democracy in America(Rabbinical Council of America, 2021-03-04) Halpern, StuartRabbi Dr. Stu Halpern reviews Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America for Tradition's "The BEST" column.Item Open Access The Book of Ruth Taught Me that True Friendship Can’t Be Explained(Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA), 2021-05-12) Halpern, StuartRabbi Dr. Stu Halpern reflects on Naomi and Ruth's relationship in the Book of Ruth and what it says about the inarticulable nature of friendship itself.Item Open Access Chained melody.(Nextbook, 2021-02-05) Halpern, StuartAs Jews know, the greatest Super Bowl heroes aren’t the quarterbacks or the linebackers but the chain-movers.Item Open Access Cinderella and Esther(New Jersey: The Jewish Standard, 2021-02-10) Trapedo, ShainaIn an interview with The Jewish Standard, Dr. Shaina Trapedo, adjunct English professor at Yeshiva University, discusses how Esther is the anti-Cinderella and reflects on the power of stories.Item Open Access The common cause of religious Americans(American Jewish Committee, Commentary Inc., 2021-01) Soloveichik, MeirRabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik comments on the media reaction to the court cases Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York vs. Andrew Cuomo and Agudath Israel of America vs. Cuomo.Item Open Access Counting the Omer, the anti-Peloton.(Nextbook, 2021-03-31) Halpern, StuartWhy the ancient ritual of counting the Omer is the perfect antidote to personalized spirituality on demand.Item Open Access Dignity in Flames(First Things, 2019-12-23) Lerner, DovRabbi Dr. Dov. Lerner remarks on the tension between the pure halakhic utility of the Chanukah candles and their public symbolism.Item Open Access Do cry for me, Argentina(Commentary, 2024-03) Soloveichik, Meir Y.Thousands of years ago, as Solomon dedicated the Temple in Jerusalem, he emphasized that the sanctity of the site was not for Israelites alone. There will be Gentiles, he predicted, who will be drawn to Jerusalem as a place of prayer, to direct their beseechings toward the Temple Mount.Item Open Access The enduring story of Esther in America.(TRIBE Media, 2021-02-16) Halpern, StuartThe author explores the theme of identity in the story of Esther, arguing that society can only flourish if it allows others to wear their community loyalties proudly.Item Open Access Esther in America(First Things, 2021-02-26) Halpern, StuartRabbi Dr. Stu Halpern highlights the role the Book of Esther has played throughout American historyItem Open Access The Exodus: America's ever-present inspiration(The Lehrhaus, 2020-04-13) Halpern, StuartRabbi Dr. Stu Halpern surveys the various ways the story of Passover has served as a source of inspiration for America.Item Open Access The fast for the furious.(Nextbook, 2020-10-21) Halpern, StuartWhy Tzom Gedaliah is the observance our angry society desperately needs.Item Metadata only Five dimensions of dignity: Jonathan Sacks on Judaism and the human condition(Academic Studies Press, 2023) Lerner, DovItem Metadata only A former Catholic dances with the Torah.(Almar Latour, 2020-10-09) Soloveichik, MeirWriting for The Wall Street Journal, Straus Center Director Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik reminds us that God’s word is the center of Jewish life and that, when all else fails, the Book of Books sustains us.Item Open Access Freedom and the Flames of Faith: A Tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, zt”l(yutorah.org, 2020) Lerner, DovWriting for YU Chanukah To-Go, Straus Center Resident Scholar Rabbi Dov Lerner makes the case for Chanukah as a celebration of, in the words of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, "personal responsibility for the moral-spiritual order."Item Metadata only Friendship in the fields of Moab(2020-05-27) Halpern, StuartRabbi Dr. Stu Halpern analyzes the friendship between Ruth and Naomi through the philosophy of C. S. Lewis.Item Open Access Gleaning the Wisdom of Ruth(The Lehrhaus, 2021-05-11) Halpern, StuartRabbi Dr. Stu Halpern reviews Reading Ruth, a commentary on the Book of Ruth authored by Leon Kass and his granddaughter, Hannah Mandelbaum.Item Open Access God at the Inauguration(Almar Latour, 2021-01-01) Halpern, Stuart; Troy, TeviRabbi Dr. Stu Halpern and Dr. Tevi Troy track the history of biblical allusions and quotes in U.S. presidential inaugural speeches.