Jonathan Silver
Jonathan Silver is the editor of Mosaic.
Was Menachem Begin a Founder of Israel?
Israel’s sixth prime minister was a leader of consequence and achievement. But how does he relate to Israel’s origins?
What the Current Situation Requires
We’re living in a period of disintegration in which the cultural and political bedrock is shifting beneath us. How should a magazine like Mosaic meet this moment?
The Death and Potential Rebirth of the Liberal Self: A Discussion
Modern freedoms leave us wanting more. The author of our monthly essay joins us and a noted rabbi to talk about how conversion came to be an antidote to liberal restlessness.
Two Views of Jews and Free Speech
Samuel Goldman and Ruth Wisse tackle Jewish attitudes toward free speech, social media, and the tendency of American Jews to support ideologies that harm the Jewish community.
The Return of Paganism and the Desecration of Self-Government
A Jewish prayer for a great, grieving nation.
On Public Purposes of Private Schools
The Supreme Court’s ruling this week will help mend America’s frayed culture by strengthening its religious institutions. It couldn’t have come at a better time.
Podcast: Dru Johnson, Jonathan Silver, and Robert Nicholson on the New Center for Hebraic Thought
On the opening of a new academic institution devoted to study of the Hebrew Bible for its moral and political wisdom.
The Obligations of Auschwitz
My grandfather, who survived five Nazi camps, built in their shadow a life that consisted above all of children and grandchildren. The same is demanded of us all.
The Book of Esther as a Manual for Jewish Survival
The political vision and theological insight of Esther speak compellingly to the dilemmas and opportunities of the present age.
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