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The Virtue of Repugnance

"As pain is to the body so repugnance is to the soul," says bioethicist Leon Kass.  "Repugnance is some kind of wake-up call that there is something untoward going on and attention must be paid."Warsaw: 70 Years On

"I was never so afraid as when I helped Jews," recalls Polish rescuer and statesman Władysław Bartoszewski.  "Despite the fear, one has to do what has to be done.  The right thing."Another Brick in the Wall

Natan Sharansky's proposal to open Robinson's Arch for egalitarian prayer is an elegant compromise—provided that the site's historical integrity is maintained.Before Kafka Became Kafka-esque

"Kafka's diaries are evidence that he was incapable of a quotidian thought; his letters are astonishing documents with an intellectual and stylistic register to rival Keats's."Before Marx Became Marxist

"The man who would write the Communist Manifesto just five years later was advocating the use of the army to suppress a communist workers' uprising!" The Outreach Revolution

The gap between Orthodox  and non-Orthodox Jews in America is supposed to be widening.  But Orthodox outreach is increasing contact—and invigorating non-Orthodox communities.Secularizing Israel

Since the early 1990s, secular Israelis have gained new freedoms from religious authority—even as the country has become more religious.Education, Education, Education

"The literacy of the Jewish people, coupled with a set of contract-enforcement institutions, gave the Jews a comparative advantage in occupations such as crafts, trade, and moneylending."