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.
Bayit Yehudi Threatens Coalition Over Supreme Court Bill
byThe Bayit Yehudi faction plans to withdraw its support from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led government in all future Knesset votes if legislation limiting…
Rabbinical Court Workers to Strike
byFor the first time in Israeli history, the state rabbinical courts will go on a partial strike on Tuesday. The workers stated that the…
Unpacking Ideologies: Hegelianism, Objectivism, Capitalism
byTranscript: The truth in all of the “isms.” So, before I get accused of being a post-modernist – which I’m not – I’d like…
Parshat Kedoshim
byThe Segula is Israel’s inner Divine light planted within the collective Hebrew soul and revealed in human history through the Jewish people.
Where I Come From
byI come from a people with a warrior gene a history of victory a tendency toward miracle perpetual David against perpetual Goliath a nation…
Why
byTo my left I hear the rise and fall Of stunted, shallow breath. To my right I hear the harrowed call To save our…
Parshat Aḥarei Mot
byEvery mitzvah is like a faucet that, when opened, releases Divine blessing into our world and elevates it to a level beyond where it previously existed.