The Shallow Application of Memory
byOn Purim, Jews don’t celebrate the overthrow of a hegemonic empire but instead commemorate mere survival within that empire’s ideological confines.
We Should’ve Killed Aḥashverosh
byThe people of Israel paid a steep price for Mordekhai & Esther leaving Aḥashverosh alive.
Tetzave: Divine Service & Offerings
byThe priestly garments – intended ‘for honor & for glory’ – are designed to act upon the ‘negative imagination’ by purifying & transforming it into a force of prophetic ‘pure imagination.’
On Auto-Alienation
byAuto-alienation can only be accomplished with the active assistance of what Fanon calls a ‘national bourgeoisie’ within the colonized population.
What ‘Orthodox Judaism’ Gets Wrong
byHas the ‘Modern Orthodox’ world’s disconnection from the Torah’s more mystical teachings resulted in the concealment of Israel’s historic mission?
T’ruma: Moshe’s Mishkan & Aharon’s Mishkan
byProphecy returns in the time of our redemption & all the hearts will once again move closer together.
On Combatting Anti-Semitism
byEmbracing Jewish empowerment while accepting the futility of ‘combatting anti-Semitism’ can bring us to a state of political agency & intentionality.
Shamir’s ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Strategy to Resist Partition
byWhy did the United Nations feel so threatened by Prime Minister Shamir’s initiative to provide permanent housing for Palestinian refugees?
Mishpatim: Mystery of the Mal’akh
byThere is a different between a created mal’akh & a mal’akh that’s actually direct Divine guidance.
That Anti-Semitism Commercial Reinforces Anti-Semitism
byRobert Kraft’s Super Bowl ad is an extravagant caricature of the US Jewish community’s many fruitless efforts to fight anti-Semitism while unwittingly reinforcing anti-Jewish tropes.
Some Jews Can’t Face the Truth About the US-Israel Relationship
byThe most prominent conservative Jews in the United States aren’t willing to look at Western civilization through the lens of Jewish historiography.
Yitro: Israel’s Torah & Israel’s Political Life
byReceiving a legal code at Sinai was an unexpected twist that seemed to have nothing to do with Israel’s understanding of liberation. There suddenly arose a need to strengthen the people’s trust in Moshe.