Mikeitz: Egypt’s Hebrew Viceroy
byDid Yosef seek to transform Egypt into a civilization built on Hebrew values that would repair the world?
Decolonize Ḥanukah (with Aryeh Shapiro)
byApplying Frantz Fanon’s basic framework from ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ helps us to better understand Seleucid-Greek rule in Judea, as well as the popular guerrilla uprising that rose out of the Jewish people.
Ḥag HaBanot
byḤag HaBanot honors the heroism of our women in the struggle to free Judea from Seleucid-Greek rule.
Indigenous Sun
byPrior to my personal rising, before the stirring in my heart and my moment of rebirth, I mocked indigenous ideation because I did not understand it. I dismissed it as foreign to my Jewish experience.
Vayeishev: Yosef & Yehuda
byAs internal conflict over the Hebrew clan’s direction leads to tragic consequences for Yosef and Yehuda, each must discover his own messianic potential.
Ḥanukah, Fanon & the Failure of Individualism
byFrantz Fanon provides us with a broad framework for better understanding the actions and motivations of the Maccabi guerrilla underground.
The War of Attrition (I): Challenging National Conceptions
byWhat did President Gamal Abdel Nasser mean by a ‘war of attrition’ with Israel in the wake of the Six Day War that humiliated Egypt and the Arab world?
Vayishlaḥ: Finally Becoming Israel
byAs Yaakov returns back home to his land, he and his family are met with new challenges that ultimately transform them into the nation of Israel.
Psychological Liberation with Justin Ellis & Mordechai Taub
byIsraelis and Diaspora Jews need to stop seeking legitimacy from foreign powers and start defining and pursuing Jewish national interests. Jonathan Pollard might hold the key to getting us there.
Vayetzei: Yaakov’s Struggle to Become Israel
byBefore becoming Israel, Yaakov had to first spend several years in exile learning to be more like Esav.
Celebrating Pompeo’s Visit to Psagot Reveals a Shallow National Consciousness
byPsagot bottles featuring an ancient Judean rebel coin alongside the name of the top US diplomat expresses a deep crisis in Israel’s national camp.
In Those Days, At This Time (I)
byHow do we extricate Israel from Roman rule without bringing the Jewish state to ruin in the process? Can this be the next great challenge of Jewish history?