Articles on jewish and zionist issues

ABSTRACT:This is a letter to the late Christopher Hitchens, disputing his take on the historical role of the concept(not the reality) of monotheism as being utterly evil. It posits that monotheism played a vital role in the development of science, constitutionalism and social justice – that Occam’s Razor (vital to the development of both science and constitutionalism)...

The Jewish custom of male circumcision has been compared to female genital mutilation. This demonstrates an abysmal anatomical ignorance.

Korea and Israel should form partnerships in a variety of national-universal projects designed to solve crucial problems facing humankind.THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE KOREAN QUARTERLY AND IN THE SEOUL TIMESINTRODUCTIONIndividuals have difficulty living a meaningful life without some kind of personal vision of the future, and their place in it. This is also true of nations. The need...

Hindu and Jewish identity are similar. Judaism is the religion of Jewish civilization; Hinduism is the religion of Hindu civilization.At first glance Hindus and Jews do not seem have much in common (even though the so-called Star of David is probably of Hindu origin). Yet in many ways Hindu identity and Jewish identity are mirror images of one another. Hinduism like Judaism relates to the...

I want to investigate the notion that the Jewish worldview is essentially natural; that the Jewish idea of God is not so much a supernatural ‘being’ as it is an intimation of a central organizing principle of an ever-changing, evolving natural reality; that the supernatural concept of God is a late accretion in response to the Neo-Platonism that conquered primitive Christianity...

The economic, social, environmental, political and Jewish potential of “multi-purpose,” “multi-dimensional” alternative energy, national-universal projects boggles the mind.The real challenge for Jewry in the 21st century is to develop concepts of “multi-dimensional” and “multi-purpose” giving. To leverage philanthropic dollars to generate multiple...

I am not opposed to the death penalty in principle. I am, however, opposed to it in practice.