BERTRAND RUSSELL AND THE TRIANGLE (PODCAST)
He may or may not have said it, but Bertrand Russel’s riposte about not being a triangle has become famous. A reference in Parshat Eikev – said twice daily in the Shema prayer – offers the Jewish view on Russell’s alleged remark.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil — who served as British Prime Minister three times at the turn of the 20th century —... Read More