Yet this framing itself is mistaken. God did not ask the Jewish people to choose between faithfulness and responsibility, ...

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This paper makes the non-monotonicity of a wide range of moral reasoning the basis of a case for particularism. Non-monotonicity threatens practical decision with an overwhelming informational ...

The modern political movement known as Zionism began in the mid to late 1800s. Theodore Herzl, largely credited with starting Zionism, was concerned with the safety of the Jewish people. During his ...

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Peer review of grant applications, it has been suggested, might be distorted by what is popularly termed old boyism, cronyism, or particularism. We argue that the existing debate emphasizes the more ...

The growing inclination among liberal Jews to deemphasize Jewish distinctiveness is the gravest threat to the future of liberal Judaism. See more on ...

Understanding how voters choose a candidate is a fundamental topic in political science. In an ideal democracy, voters would study policy manifestos and pick the slate that most closely matches their ...

Everyone is familiar will Hillel's quote, loosely translated, "If I am not for myself, who am I? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?" I have always understood this to mean that an ...