Isaac Kight is Transportation Safety Expert who assists in the delivery of very large components for the wind industry, the oil & gas industry, and for defense and space industries. Isaac holds an MBA from Bar Ilan University, Israel’s top business school. While in Israel, he volunteered for the Knesset State Control Committee in the Israeli Parliament. Isaac is an expert on international relations and Israeli politics. In 2021 Isaac became the anchor of the Inside Israel News show.
In previous articles I have addressed the question of whether Judaism is more a religion or a nation. Although I conclude that Jews are more nation than religion (in my opinion), nation and religion are tied closely together in Judaism as the nation was founded in a covenant (contract) with Hashem (G-d). If Jews appear … More Meet the Judeans
Recent events have brought renewed interest in the modern State of Israel’s origins and legitimacy. Israel is the only country in the world which will suffer a terrorist attack only to be asked what right the country has to exist at all. No one asks if the United States has a right to exist or … More Judaism: Religion or Nation?
This article was written over the course of the events of the Slaughter of the Seventh (10/7/2023) wherein hundreds of Israelis (including children) were tortured, raped, kidnapped, and murdered by Hamas terrorists. This article is written in loving memory of the victims. A reminder that morality, including the sanctity of life, must remain absolute. Their … More Reason and Morality
This article was written over the course of the events of the Slaughter of the Seventh (10/7/2023) wherein hundreds of Israelis (including children) were tortured, raped, kidnapped, and murdered by Hamas terrorists. This article is written in loving memory of the victims. A reminder that morality, including the sanctity of life, must remain absolute. Their … More The Light of Reason
In his book, Tractatus Theologico Politicus (Tractate on Theology and Politics), Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677 CE), later Bennedictus Spinoza, argues for a rationalist view of religion. Spinoza was the descendant of Jews forced to relocate to the Netherlands from Spain or Portugal. He studied with several Rabbis in Jewish schools in his youth, including with a … More Baruch Spinoza
Several religions include the rationalist, panentheistic approach to existence. Others are incompatible with this view of existence. Judaism has long had a rationalist movement. Among the greatest of the Rabbinical scholars was undoubtedly Maimonides (the Rambam). His rationalist approach to faith is famous and well-studied by adherents of many faiths and by the academy. Likewise … More Jewish Enlightenment
Whenever the issue of religion arises in conversation I rarely shy away. Like politics, it is among the socially taboo topics, nevertheless I love to discuss both. For many Christians, a Jew willing to discuss religion is a rare find. Unfortunately, many take this as an invitation to the missionary impulse and they make an … More I Don’t Believe in…
A number of people have asked me for some arguments they can use when being proselytized to by Christian missionaries. I have resisted writing such work for years because it is not my style to make such arguments. I recently encountered a person who tried to convert me and claimed it would afford me certain … More Defending Your Belief in Judaism
Is the belief in supernatural characters and events restraining Judaism? Is it preventing us from restoring the institutions of the Temple? In this article, I will address the harm caused by believing in fantasies when there is real work to be done to restore the Torah and the national institutions of Judaism. I have explained … More The Supernatural in Judaism
In several places in Torah, Hashem commands us to love Him with all our hearts and with all of our being. We are also likewise commanded to fear him, that is, to revere and respect him. Hashem presents himself to us in a manner ancient people could comprehend as a divine king. Unlike many other … More To Awe in Hashem and His Creation
Silver Trumpets 