What the Jewish Left Gets Right
byThe problematic tribe of Dan has an important secret role to play in Israel’s redemption process.
Ki Tisa: The Ideal Versus the Real
byHaShem’s choice of Israel isn’t like some human decision that could be revoked, but rather an act that transforms the nation into a Divine creation that for all eternity won’t ever be changed.
The Shallow Application of Memory
byOn Purim, Jews don’t celebrate the overthrow of a hegemonic empire but instead commemorate mere survival within that empire’s ideological confines.
We Should’ve Killed Aḥashverosh
byThe people of Israel paid a steep price for Mordekhai & Esther leaving Aḥashverosh alive.
Tetzave: Divine Service & Offerings
byThe priestly garments – intended ‘for honor & for glory’ – are designed to act upon the ‘negative imagination’ by purifying & transforming it into a force of prophetic ‘pure imagination.’
On Auto-Alienation
byAuto-alienation can only be accomplished with the active assistance of what Fanon calls a ‘national bourgeoisie’ within the colonized population.
What ‘Orthodox Judaism’ Gets Wrong
byHas the ‘Modern Orthodox’ world’s disconnection from the Torah’s more mystical teachings resulted in the concealment of Israel’s historic mission?
T’ruma: Moshe’s Mishkan & Aharon’s Mishkan
byProphecy returns in the time of our redemption & all the hearts will once again move closer together.
On Combatting Anti-Semitism
byEmbracing Jewish empowerment while accepting the futility of ‘combatting anti-Semitism’ can bring us to a state of political agency & intentionality.
Shamir’s ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Strategy to Resist Partition
byWhy did the United Nations feel so threatened by Prime Minister Shamir’s initiative to provide permanent housing for Palestinian refugees?
Mishpatim: Mystery of the Mal’akh
byThere is a different between a created mal’akh & a mal’akh that’s actually direct Divine guidance.
That Anti-Semitism Commercial Reinforces Anti-Semitism
byRobert Kraft’s Super Bowl ad is an extravagant caricature of the US Jewish community’s many fruitless efforts to fight anti-Semitism while unwittingly reinforcing anti-Jewish tropes.