Understanding Bilaam
byAs a ‘moderate’ spiritual leader of Hebrew descent, Bilaam refuses to concede the correctness of the ‘radical’ Hebrew nation emerging from the desert.
The Alpha Male Versus the Aleph Male (with Eitan ben Avraham)
byDo the children of Israel have something meaningful to contribute to the contemporary discourse surrounding masculinity? How can an ‘Aleph Male’ differ from an ‘Alpha Male’?
Kahanism & the Memory of the Holocaust
byUS Jews in the 1980s were as safe & comfortable as a Jewish community had ever been – yet the shadow of the Holocaust still loomed large over their identities.
Lesson in Leadership for Israel
byIsrael’s leadership is directly responsible for how we as a collective are perceived by the world.
Teachers Union Returns to Negotiations
byIsraeli teachers have been showing impressive restraint & concern for the children they teach despite their demands not being taken seriously.
Letter to My Israeli Peers
by“The whole world is a very narrow bridge, but the main thing is for us to not have any fear at all.”
(Rebbi Naḥman of Breslov)
The Jonathan Pollard Affair
byThe Jonathan Pollard Affair was an earthquake that fueled accusations of duel loyalty & raised a cloud of suspicion against the US Jewish community.
The Problem with ‘Hasbara’
byThe story of the Jewish people is a difficult story to share with outsiders because it doesn’t fit into the frameworks & categories familiar to most people.
Diaspora Condemnation of Israel’s National-Religious Youth (with Ben Greenfield)
byWhat does ‘Religious Zionism’ mean to Diaspora Jews who identify with that label today & how do those Jews look at Israel’s national-religious youth?
The End of the Soviet Jewry Struggle
byThe 1980s saw a conflation of US Cold War policies & the struggle to free the Jews of the Soviet Union.
The Plutocracy Coalition Must Fall
byContrary to what the Bennett-Lapid government & its supporters claim, it doesn’t unify opposing sectors of Israeli society but merely brings together various flavors of the same ideological camp.
Blue Springs
byAs the fingers move and the heart quivers, Attached, Attached, To her ever being. The sounds of a great symphony, An allure of victory….