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Bruce D. FormanThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
There are moments in history when an institution reveals not merely its bias, but its moral collapse. The recent effort at the United Nations to...
It happens every year. Synagogue tables groan under the weight of cheesecakes, blintzes, and quiches. Children clutch their cheese danishes. Adults...
Shavuot, the Science of Wonder, and the Sacred Art of Rest There is something profoundly counterintuitive about Shavuot. It is the holiday of...
Antisemitism and a Nation on “Severe” Alert There are moments in history when a society reveals itself not through its ideals, but through its...
There is something almost painfully human about a joke that does not land well. Recently, Jimmy Kimmel told a joke about Melania Trump that fell flat....
Why Antisemitism Persists : A Psychological and Spiritual Lens A student once came to his Rebbe in the middle of the night, trembling. “I saw a mob...
The attack on a synagogue in Bloomfield. Michigan last week should disturb anyone who believes in basic moral clarity. According to reports, the...
A Call to Inner Renewal as Israel and Iran Clash and Jews Everywhere Feel the Shockwaves “HaChodesh hazeh lachem rosh chadashim…” “This month...
This weekend millions of Americans performed a ritual that feels oddly modern and strangely primitive: we change the clocks. At 2:00 a.m. Sunday...
A Psychological Look at the Autocrats of Our Time Every year at Purim we are commanded to read the Megillah. Every year we drown out Haman’s name...
The Torah didn’t command the king to carry the law because kings are naturally inclined to follow it. It commanded it precisely because they...
Moral Courage in the Senate: A Perspective from Jewish Tradition and Behavioral Science When Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified before Congress in...