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Nonsense Detector: Obama and Islam; Orthodoxy of the Apostate; Hagee and Riskin

June 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Judaism and Religion, Politics and Policy

Gershom Gorenberg Last month, military historian Edward Luttwack used the pulpit of the New York Times op-ed page to offer a solution to the American right’s burning problem: How can Barack Obama be attacked as both a dangerous Muslim and as the follower of a dangerous black pastor? (As I wrote , this is difficult [...]

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Thanks to Our Readers

April 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Readers’ notes in the last few days include these tidbits: Moshe Feiglin, head of the Manhigut Yehudit (“Jewish Leadership”) faction in the Likud, has been touring the U.S., speaking at synagogues such as Congregation B’nai Yeshurun in Teaneck. Manhigut Yehudit’s website includes a draft constitution in Hebrew with such features as a rabbinical council that [...]

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