Reflections on the Bikkurim
byThe Bikkurim help us to transcend our individual identities so we can perceive & experience ourselves as part of a greater Israelite collective.
Noon, the Sixth Day
byYou ask me to paint the future How? The canvas isn’t cut The sun is yet to set And I’m still mixing colors
Survival Zionism IV
byAs German plans to liquidate the Warsaw ghetto became clear, why was survival not enough to unite the various Jewish resistance movements?
Our Torah’s Most Challenging Topics
byExploring some of the scarier areas of Israel’s Torah might help us to find unexpected solutions to some of our generation’s most formidable challenges.
Night Journey
byOne night I walked twelve miles the sergeant told us ‘take this time to think about important things’ I can’t remember what I thought…
Survival Zionism III
byWas the Zionist movement responsible to rescue ‘Jewish people’ or to save ‘THE Jewish people’?
Rav Kook, ‘Religious Zionism’ & Diaspora Jews with Hart Levine
byIs it time for Rav Kook’s revolutionary Torah to penetrate into Diaspora Jewish communities?
The Soul Rests Elsewhere
byHome is where the heart is, I think they say. Yet where the soul rests, Seems to me more likely. What am I –…
CAGED: 20 Days Captive In Nigeria
byThe full account of how we were abducted by the Nigerian authorities for filming a documentary.
Survival Zionism II
byHow England helped create the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to advance British interests & how this impacted the development of the country’s politics.
Examining ‘My Unorthodox Life’
byThe fundamental problem with the show is that the community Julia Haart rejects is already so colonized and removed from the Jewish ideal.
Why Anti-Zionism Makes Me Feel Attacked
byDespite what people say, it’s difficult for me to separate anti-Zionism from anti-Semitism.