Book of Maccabees I: And They Rested on the 25th
byThe fourth chapter of a podcast series on the first Book of Maccabees. Vision Magazine · Sefer Maccabim 004: And They Rested on…
Ḥanukah Jam: What Would You Do?
byWhat’s the correct response to odd behavior at the Ḥanukah party? How vigilant should we be to protect our communities from missionary activity?
Ḥanukah & the Number Eight
byWhat’s the special significance of the number eight in Hebrew thought and what’s its unique connection to the Maccabean festival of Ḥanukah?
Book of Maccabees I: Yehuda, the Maccabi
byThe third chapter of a podcast series on the first Book of Maccabees. Vision Magazine · Sefer Maccabim 003: Yehuda, the Maccabi …
Asphodel
byA land of platforms built on stilts above a stirring giant fins slowly churning the surf breaking as the hooves of horses and their…
Yoni Netanyahu & the Raid on Entebbe
byHeroism is a precious trait – one that Lieutenant Colonel Yoni Netanyahu exemplified strongly enough to stun the world with his final mission.
Book of Maccabees I: A Stirring in Modiin
byThe second chapter of a podcast series on the first Book of Maccabees. Vision Magazine · Sefer Maccabim 002: A Stirring in Modiin…
An Identity Stripped Away, Another Cast Off
byStepping out of the shadows of the Spanish Inquisition, one of the greatest Jewish travesties, and embracing my true Jewish identity.
Progress Requires Moving Past Liberal Zionism (with Peter Beinart)
byThe State of Israel has many structures, policies & even foundational ideas in need of repair. But are liberal Western political framings helpful when trying to resolve Israeli society’s contradictions?
Book of Maccabees I: The Reign of Terror
byThe first chapter of a podcast series on the first Book of Maccabees. Vision Magazine · Sefer Maccabim 001: The Reign of Terror …
Yitzḥak Rabin’s First Term II
byHow did Prime Minister Rabin’s miscalculations in the 1970s lead to a strengthening of Palestinian solidarity across the ‘green line’ and cause the beginning of a divide between Israelis & US Jews?
Tokenized Rabbis Against Israel
byHow should we understand & relate to Neturei Karta – an obscure Jewish sect actively fighting against the existence of the State of Israel?