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Moshe, Herzl and the Single Genius

Even assuming one’s potential children and their descendants turn out well (which is often not obvious), marriage and children represent an opportunity cost. Given a finite number of hours in a day, the more one is involved with one’s family, the less time one has to benefit others outside of the home. Ideally, we marrieds…

by Francis Nataf September 22, 2026

The Subversive Jewish Wisdom Aristotle Would Not Hear

Not unlike other Greek philosophers, Aristotle believed there were vastly different categories of people. To take the most extreme example, true slaves were seen as being born with an inability to ever develop their intellects. Hence, the idea of learning something from them, in the sense of listening to their ideas, made about as much…

by Francis Nataf September 22, 2026

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Moshe, Herzl and the Single Genius

by Francis Nataf on September 22, 2026September 22, 2026

The Subversive Jewish Wisdom Aristotle Would Not Hear

by Francis Nataf on September 22, 2026September 22, 2026

Forcing the Dream

by Francis Nataf on September 22, 2026September 22, 2026

Jews can do more about global poverty

by Francis Nataf on May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

Finding God’s Benevolent Hand

by Francis Nataf on December 18, 2023December 18, 2023

God’s Idolatrous Gentile Priests

by Francis Nataf on September 28, 2023September 28, 2023

How Could He Possibly Think That Way?

by Francis Nataf on August 21, 2023August 21, 2023

I am More than Me, Myself, and I

by Francis Nataf on August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

Was Moshe a Success or a Failure?

by Francis Nataf on August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

Wisdom of the Longer Path

by Francis Nataf on June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

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