Bamidbar: The Collective & the Individual
byWhen confronting the challenges of Bamidbar, the Torah strikes a balance between the value of the individual & the importance of the collective.
Netanyahu Seeks Israel’s Independence from the United States
byDespite his diplomatic language, the prime minister clearly sees the urgent need to free Israel from any future economic dependency on Washington.
Must Jewish Militancy be ‘Right’?
byHow the JDL found itself on the American right & why it’s important to challenge that positioning as Diaspora Jews experience renewed radicalization.
Beḥukotai: In Your Anger May You Remember Compassion
byWithin the framework of nature, six represents creation & the seven represents a goal to be achieved within creation. Eight is beyond nature.
Smotrich Misses the Point
byFor Israel to move forward, figures like Betzalel Smotrich (or at least his voters) need to understand how wrong their conception of Israel’s position is.
A Deep Dive into Foundational Concepts
byCan spiritual values be expressed in the material world without engaging in ‘political’ activities?
Behar: A Visitor or a Resident?
byBecause we’re not currently threatened by the over attachment to our land Shmita is meant to offset, legal innovations to bypass some of its laws help us to better live according to the Torah’s higher ideals.
Must Israel Exist?
byWhat gives the State of Israel a ‘right to exist’ depends on the ideological lens through which one understands our moment of history.
They Got the Wrong Guy
byIt’s honestly really embarrassing for me to be accused of something as ridiculous as this.
Emor: Holiness of the Kohanim
byThe power of the kohanim originates from two sources. Their separateness from Israel (above) & their connection to the nation (below).
‘Together’: Israel’s Liberal Plutocracy Party
byThe Bennett-Lapid merger seeks to revive the spirit of the ‘change government’ & prevent Israel from transforming into a more deeply Jewish state.
Addressing the Canary Mission Accusation
byDespite efforts to tie me to a pro-Israel doxxing site, VISION upholds its critique of the Hasbara industry.