Magazine
Yehuda HaKohen & Yossi Klein Halevi share a conception of Jewish history but differ sharply on political conclusions & the extent to which Israeli policies should be driven by ‘messianic’ ideology.
My breath crests over the clouds blending sky and ocean above the Hellespont Thessaly to my back emerging consummate from Thrace Jerusalem before me…
The time may be ripe to start returning and rebuilding the Jewish communities of northern Samaria destroyed by Ariel Sharon in 2005.
Recounting the formation of Israel’s Greater Israel movement and its efforts to maintain and populate the territories gained in the 1967 Six Day War.
It’s naive to see the Trump administration as a ‘fascist regime’ and Biden as a savior restoring the US to liberal democratic sanity. Biden represents the very system & policies that led to the rise of Trump.
Following her death, Sarah’s powerful legacy continued to influence Avraham & play a major role in their family’s development into a nation.
Rav Mike Feuer interviews Yossi Klein Halevi to discus his experiences as an activist and author.
Israeli nationalists who aggressively campaigned for Donald Trump exposed the extent to which even Jews connected to their identities and homeland are still in need of healing from an exile mentality.
Jewish nationalists who confused Trump with some kind of benevolent savior may need to mourn for a bit. But then they’ll need to dust themselves off & work towards achieving psychological liberation.
What challenges was our matriarch Sarah forced to overcome in order to fully play her part in establishing the Hebrew nation with Avraham?
Like thunder rumbling in the earth The land quaked and shivered Lying dormant for a time Until the dam broke And expelled the fire…
If the time invested in attacking each other’s identities & narratives was spent on building a future for all the inhabitants of the country, the conflict would have been resolved long ago.