There was once a political party
byIt’s difficult to believe that Israel once offered a political option for voters who would today feel torn between Ḥadash and the national religious parties.
Obsessing About Otzma Yehudit
byWhat’s most problematic about Otzma is a feature it actually shares in common with both sides of Israel’s ideological and socio-cultural divide.
Parshat Vayaq’hel
byThe melekh does not actually rule over Israel but rather embodies the mission and aspirations of his nation to the extent that he becomes a microcosm of the entire Jewish people and his personal identity is absorbed into Israel’s collective national identity.
She Calls to Me by Name
byI found her in a shepherd’s vale With lilies twined up in her hair I asked her what had brought her there and she…
Netanyahu Planning Coalition to Ease Acceptance of Trump Plan
byNetanyahu likely pushed for the inclusion of kahanists on the national-religious ticket in order to make it easier for him to leave the entire block in opposition when forming his new government.
Parshat Ki Tisa
byThrough a heightened awareness of Israel’s true inner essence, we can see past the sharp ideological divisions and appreciate the intrinsic unity beneath and beyond our surface disputes.
Purim & Amalek
byConscious of the connection between himself and the Amalekite Haman, Hitler stated in a January 30, 1944 speech that if the Nazis were defeated, the Jews would likely celebrate ‘a second Purim.’
Twisted Metal
byI wonder what those future archaeologists will think of these derelict towers and rusted iron smokestacks jutting from the ancient earth and what stories…
Loving the Colonizer: St. Valentine, Tu B’Av & the Christian-not-so-Judeo Civilization
byThe schism between the Western & Hebrew cultural gap is profound in Israeli society. It’s worth thinking hard about which side of the divide is truly free.
Trump’s Two-State Plan Rumored to be Complete
byThe best strategy for resisting efforts to partition the country into two states would be to loudly protest the plan and make clear our opposition before the plan is officially announced.
Sound and Fury
byI am haunted by those old gods Odin, Zeus, Osiris as shadow and blood rippling through my genes ephemeral rifts in my body’s memory…
Parshat Tetzave
byUpon a surface reading of the text, Aharon appears to have lacked the readiness for ultimate sacrifice.