Meir Soloveichik
By Meir Soloveichik
-
Opinion Sanctity of Union an Article of Faith
In a rare instance of agreement, the liberal New York Times editorial page agreed with reknowned conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — both found last week’s Supreme Court decision legalizing sodomy to be inconsistent. The brilliant and ornery Scalia, in dissenting from Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion, noted that the court had hastened to…
-
Opinion How Soloveitchik Saw Interreligious Dialogue
In September 2000, a Baltimore-based institute for interfaith dialogue issued a statement titled “Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity.” The statement enumerated a series of theological beliefs shared by Jews and Christians, and insisted that such a statement was essential given the dramatic change during the last four decades in Christian attitudes…
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?
- 2
Opinion Is starvation in Gaza really Israel’s fault? The facts are clear
- 3
Opinion A new humanitarian outrage is unfolding in the Middle East. It’s not in Gaza
- 4
Film & TV How Jon Stewart evolved on Israel — at least on ‘The Daily Show’
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion I have the answer to Jon Stewart’s toughest question about Israel
-
Yiddish קען מען זײַן פֿרום און פּאָליטיש לינק־געשטימט? איין אָרגאַניזאַציע זאָגט אַז יאָCan an observant Jew be politically left? This organization says yes
אויף דער קאָנפֿערענץ האָט מען געזוכט אין דער הלכה יענע פּרינציפּן װאָס זײַנען נישט נאַציאָנאַליסטיש, נאָר הומאַניסטיש און מאָראַליש.
-
Antisemitism Decoded Columbia’s settlement won’t solve its campus crisis. Here’s what could.
-
Culture It’s a classic Yiddish saying — but did it come from a biblical story about Jesus?
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism