I Forgot to Die
byIsraelis & Palestinians both rightfully rail against the absence of the international community’s conscience. But after the dust settles & the world moves on, all we will be left with is each other.
A Turning Point for North American Jews
byIt’s time for complacently comfortable Diaspora Jews to make serious choices about tomorrow.
How the Western-Led Global Order Shackles Israel (with Jeremy England)
byCan Israel truly receive a fair trial according to the moral standards of the West if Western civilization is fundamentally rooted in a Christian worldview?
Living in the Seventh Year
byFor six years you shall work the land harvesting crops, spreading fruits to dry such a bounty the land has given you but she…
Uncle Sam’s Israeli Generals
byIs Prime Minister Netanyahu out of touch with Israel’s security needs or are these ‘security experts’ seeking to help the US undermine his policies? 🤔
The Failure of the Hasbara Industry (with Sharon Levy)
byAfter years of branding Israel as a ‘Western nation’ closely allied to the United States, the pro-Israel advocacy organizations shouldn’t be surprised when Israel is maligned on campuses as a settler-colony.
Highway 1
bySeventy-six years in the car I travel and I look out at things that were and things that are and I know that we…
A Letter to the White Protestors
byI was born in the United States. And before that, my parents in Azerbaijan. And my great great great great great grandparents before them…
Why Israel Celebrates the 21st of Nisan
byWhy do the children of Israel celebrate the seventh night of Pesaḥ (referred to by Rav Sa’adya Gaon as “Ḥag HaShmada” – the “Festival of Destruction”)?
Israel’s Standing in US Foreign Policy
byThe larger picture coming into focus today is that Washington doesn’t actually want Israel to win.
Jews should be wary of the ‘War on Woke’
byFor some Diaspora Jews, embracing a war on ‘wokeness’ stems from a false perception that the American right will be better for Israel than the liberal administration it seeks to replace.
The Egyptian Ideology & True Purpose of the Plagues
byWhat was the ancient Egyptian worldview that humanity required liberation from? How did the ten plagues achieve that universal freedom?