Some Thoughts on the Philosophy of Law in Judaism

How Pascal, Albrecht Alt, and Hegel can help us understand what is missing in halakhic ruling today. An essay on casuistry, legislation, and the…

May 18 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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April 2026

Kenotic Desire: Spanish Mysticism between Ignatius of Loyola and Miguel de Molinos

Asceticism, Discernment as a Jesuit Impulse, and the Condemnation of a Quietist.

Apr 11 • Eliyahu Rotenberg and Summa Neutra

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March 2026

Harry Potter and the Aging Critics: A Millennial’s Apology

Why Harold Bloom and A.S. Byatt were right about Harry Potter — and why it doesn't matter.

Mar 28 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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A brief Introduction to Postmodernism

Why a worn-out label tells us more about academic fashion than about philosophy.

Mar 22 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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Do anti-Zionist Jews actually exist? A partial review of Butler’s Parting Ways

A partisan review of Judith Butler's book about the Israeli-Arab conflict, "Parting Ways."

Mar 14 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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Several Observations on Luck

Examining Aristotle's account of luck. Incomplete text from the drawer.

Mar 8 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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February 2026

An open letter to a Friend

The relationship between Martin Heidegger and Leo Strauss.

Feb 14 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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December 2025

Michael Walzer’s Project of Restoring Religious Universality

What the prophet Amos knew about religious arrogance.

Dec 30, 2025 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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November 2025

Schopenhauer, the Principle of Sufficient Reason, and Symmetry Breaking in Nature

An Odyssey starting from Schopenhauer's philosophy and scientific thought, to our contemporary science, and back again.

Nov 6, 2025 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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October 2025

The Judeo-Christian Facade

The intellectual fraud that both liberals and conservatives love.

Oct 12, 2025 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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August 2025

Some Reflections on the Deep Structure of Centrist Politics

Through Weber and Foucault's insights, this essay explores why modern political leadership requires an ethic of responsibility and indirect…

Aug 14, 2025 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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July 2025

Short Announcement

Since September, as some of you may remember, I started my Substack.

Jul 15, 2025 • Eliyahu Rotenberg

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