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 Reformation firebrand Martin Luther was not a gentle soul. He was brilliant, courageous, and historically transformative, but he was also volatile, cruel, and... Read More