Social Programs Must Fail in a Capitalist System
byWhat does it mean to care about other people? From my experience, caring about other people means you want them to meet – and…
Nation-State Bill Passes First Reading
byThe Knesset passed the nation-state bill through its first reading on Tuesday with a majority of 64 lawmakers voting in favor and 50 opposed….
International Workers or Loyalty Day?
byIt’s no surprise that in 1958 – roughly a decade after Washington’s debut as an empire – the United States Congress officially renamed International…
Parshat Behar
byIsrael must organize its society in such a way that reflects Hebrew values while transcending the friction between conflicting economic models.
Hayut & Netanyahu Attempt Compromise
byA rare meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (Likud) and Supreme Court President Esther Hayut took place at the prime minister’s Jerusalem office on Sunday….
Diaspora
bySometimes exile cuts like a knife Away from my home is just a half life Don’t know if feeling this lost is worth the…
Unpacking Ideologies: Egalitarianism, Nationalism, Universalism
byTranscript: Egalitarianism. I think this one is pretty easy to point to the truth aspect of it, and that is that that there is…
NGNC: Sami Awad & Yehuda HaKohen
byCan Palestinians find more common ground with Jewish nationalists than with liberal Israelis?
The Patriarchy Speaks French
byAn Algerian woman who had been denied French citizenship for refusing to shake a man’s hand at her naturalization ceremony lost her appeal to…
From the Field
byI’ve seen Your eyes in the desert Glimpsing dusted moments from between those two rocks, embracing from eternity to now I’ve seen Your smile…
Parshat Emor
byThe awareness that Israel is the national expression of HaShem in this world and that our conduct is a direct reflection of His Divine Ideal should fill us with a deep sense of tremendous responsibility.