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December 2011: “War and Peace”
Submission for this issue is now closed. Possible topics to be addressed:
Issues raised by the YU War and Ethics course - Judaism’s view on what is a “just war” - Israel vs. America; are wars in Gaza/Iraq morally justifiable? - Leaving one side of the city open when besieging it - ve-hayah mahanekha kadosh - eshet yefat to’ar - Plundering a city - Civilian casualties - Wars with the Shiv’ah Amemim and Amalek vs. other nations - Army service: compulsory or voluntary? Religious obligation? - Wars in Tanakh - Milhemet mitsvah, milhemet reshut, defensive vs. offensive wars - Mashiah and Gog u-Magog - Modern Hilkhot Tsaha”l - Historiography of Israel’s wars: revisionist vs. conservative historians - The Yeshivot Hesder movement (especially developments regarding Yeshivat Har Berachah, about a year ago) - Petur torato umanuto
And, of course, the second installment of our Creative Arts Section, with images from the Yeshiva University Museum, poetry, and reviews of books and films.
January 2012: “The ‘Other’ in Judaism”
Submission Deadline: Thursday, December 22, 2011
Ger toshav - Ger tsedek - Women - Slaves (Jewish and Canaanite) - Ketanim - harashim (mentally handicapped) - shotim - Non-observant Jews - Non-Jews -
Mamzerim - Netinim - Kutim - Amonim, Mo’aviyyim, Mitsrim, Shiv’ah Amemim, Amalekim - Meshummadim - Tumtum ve-androginos - Art, Poetry, Reviews, Criticism
As always, please contact us at kolhamevaser@gmail.com with any questions. The editors will be glad to help you work on an article idea.