Kenneth Seeskin: What Jews can learn from the pope
As people of God, Jews also face the question of how to make sense of an ancient and not always consistent tradition.
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Kenneth Seeskin: AI can’t do soul-searching. Here’s why we need philosophy.
In the face of growing conformity, critical thinking skills are needed more than ever.
Kenneth Seeskin: Passover is a celebration and challenge of our most essential human values
Passover’s significance is more than an observation of an actual event; it is a celebration and challenge.
Kenneth Seeskin: During Rosh Hashana, the challenge is turning a heart of stone into a heart of flesh
I predict that especially on this year, Jews will flock to synagogues seeking some respite from what seems like an ongoing nightmare.
Kenneth Seeskin: Are the Ten Commandments the basis of our moral system?
Louisiana now requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. But whose Ten Commandments are going to be displayed?
Kenneth Seeskin: When does anti-Zionism become antisemitism?
Criticism of Israel is not necessarily antisemitic. The relationship between Judaism and Zionism is complicated.
Kenneth Seeskin: Why do Jews who are such a small part of the world’s population elicit so much hatred?
The rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.S. should concern all of us because it is rarely an isolated phenomenon. According to a recent report from the Anti-Defamation League, the...
Kenneth Seeskin: The world must leave room for people such as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Alan Turing
The movie "Oppenheimer" reminds us that a healthy society must leave room for people who face down power to pursue truth, who introduce new ways of thinking or who choose...