Tag: covenant

Antisemitic thought has taken on various forms in different cultural contexts across history. Avraham Russell Shalev proposes that a common ideological thread links multiple of these forms--among them Christian replacement theology, the Islamic concept of tahrif, and the Khazar hypothesis. The Jewish people's renewed commitment to its covenant with God, as exemplified by the establishment of the State of Israel, serves as a powerful counterpoint to these ideologies of supersessionis.

Why do biblical and rabbinic texts preserve so many names, places, and seemingly unnecessary details? Chaim Trachtman argues that these textual additions are more than literary embellishments: they strengthen communal memory, reinforce covenantal identity, and help transform religious tradition into lived history.

Steven Gotlib reviews the magnum opus of legendary Jewish thinker Yitz Greenberg, considering ways in which Greenberg’s newest synthesis of his ideas bring him back into conversation with the Modern Orthodox community.

  Warren Zev Harvey Review of Shai Held, Judaism is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024). Originally...

Steven Gotlib reviews Eugene Korn’s book on the future of Jewish-Christian relations.

This week's Parashah introduces us to the city of Shechem. Tamar Weissman examines the various appearances of this city throughout Tanakh, explaining that while it is a city of rupture, it is also one of covenant and fraternity.