Israel’s Demographic Cross-Cleavages
byThe real fault lines in Israeli politics are not the headline news items but actually something else.
Israeli-Diaspora Tensions in the Present Political Moment
byAn attempt to confront the contradictions between Israeli identity & liberal American Jewish identity.
There Is
byThere is There is tension in the chest There is worry in the throat There is poison on the tongue, at the back, where…
Moana’s Lessons on Jewish Identity
byWhile not a perfect match, many of the themes found in Moana echo the Jewish people’s story.
American Jew Hatred (3)
byThe ostensibly sudden rebirth of Jew hatred in the United States today requires deep investigation.
Material & Psychological Liberation from Empire (with Jonathan Pollard)
by‘Prisoner of Zion’ Jonathan Pollard discusses the state of the Jewish people’s subjugation to the US & the steps Israel must take in order to attain freedom.
Teli
byA teacher lived by these words; “There is no dishonor in not being a poet, no weakness in refraining from verse but to be…
American Jew Hatred (2)
byThe ostensibly sudden rebirth of Jew hatred in the United States today requires deep investigation.
A Jewish State of All Its Citizens
byThe inclusion of national minorities according to a Hebrew legal framework would already strengthen & deepen the State of Israel’s Jewish identity.
Self-Awareness as the Vehicle to Freedom from Personal Exile
byOne of the most beautiful parts of being human is finding your unique place in the collective radiating whole. Who we really are is capable of tolerating short-term difficulties for long-term growth.
Debating Israel’s ‘Extremist’ Government (with Rav Mike Feuer)
byIs the formation of Israel’s ‘extremist’ government a revolutionary moment with potential for positive change or does it signal Zionism’s end (or both?)
Smotrich’s Pathetic Appeal to the American Right
byRather than attempt to pass himself off as a Western conservative, Betzalel Smotrich should boldly own his identity as an obstacle to US imperial interests.