Новости за 21.08.2015

“Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.”

It’s August, which means that it’s time for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! The Fringe, which is technically the alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, is “the largest performing arts exhibition in the world,” with thousands of performances occurring throughout the city over the course of the month. From spoken word to circus arts, every performer has a shot at exposure at a huge level, and many of them even perform for free. At the Fringe, you can buy an early ticket to see a big name... Читать дальше...

You guys, the summer 2015 hasn’t been such a great one for Josh Duggar, the eldest son and heir presumptive of the unwieldy Duggar clan. First, in May, it came out that he repeatedly molested several of his younger sisters over a protracted period of time, beginning in 2002 when he was a young teenager. Duggar was rapidly dispatched by his concerned parents for a good old-fashioned talking to by a trusted family friend who is currently serving a 56-year sentence on child pornography conviction. Читать дальше...

Every morning, as I wait in line at the Starbucks on the corner of 115th and Broadway by Columbia University, I become Rachel. Rachel, of course, is not my real name, but a moniker I’ve assumed after a decade of confusion at the cashier. I’d finally had enough.

In recent months, opponents of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel have begun to turn its tactics against it. In May, the Illinois legislature unanimously approved a bill that barred the state from investing its pension funds in companies that boycott Israel, effectively boycotting the boycotters. The next month, a similar law passed in South Carolina, preventing state agencies from contracting with any business that boycotts others “based on race, color, religion... Читать дальше...

One of the most theologically profound films in recent memory is now playing in a theater near you. Torn from their verdant Eden and tossed into a dark dungeon, its characters must secure not only their freedom but their faith, as their Lord and protector turns his back on their ordeal. The movie is a fine example of theodicy, or the effort to explain why an ever-loving, omnipotent Creator would ever allow harm to be visited on his flock. And I mean flock literally: The movie’s protagonists are a bunch of sheep. Читать дальше...

J Street U, the campus branch of the left wing pro-Israel, pro-peace political lobbying group J Street, announced on Thursday that it has elected a Muslim-American president. Amna Farooqi, 21, who was born in Maryland and will now serve as the head of J Street U’s national student board, reported Haaretz.

In July, the Americans with Disability Act celebrated its 25th birthday. But a quarter of a century later, the disabled sexual revolution is still in the throes of action—a movement of progress that is currently being led by two amazing Jewish people.