Moshe Koppel

A stark contrast to the left’s “intellectual wasteland.”

Simona Weinglass
June 6 2019 12:01AM

If you value Judaism and wish to see it retain its vitality, keep it out of the hands of the state. Is that so complicated?

July 28 2013 11:51PM

Separating religion and state sends the wrong signal in principle, and could wreak havoc in practice.

Yisrael Aumann
July 24 2013 11:34PM

There should be no place in Judaism or in the state of Israel for religious coercion of any type. This is not a facile concession to modernity, nor to convenience. It is a position rooted in deep theological reflection.

J.H.H. Weiler
July 21 2013 10:09PM

Moshe Koppel wants to clear something up: He's not actually calling for less religious involvement in public life. 

Mosaic
July 17 2013 11:55PM

It is often remarked that America is the most religious Western democracy because and not in spite of its separation of religion and state. Would an Israel that adopted a similar system be both more democratic and more Jewish?  Yes but also no, argues Ruth Gavison. In the Israeli context, the relevance of the American model is limited.

July 14 2013 11:44PM

Moshe Koppel argues brilliantly for the separation of religion and state in Israel. But he makes one mistake: religion is not just one choice among many.

July 6 2013 11:55PM

A Modest Proposal

July 1 2013 12:01AM