Freeing Humanity from Egyptian Bondage
byEven had Egypt’s dominance on the world stage declined later in history due to natural circumstances, the Pharaonic worldview would have continued to dominate the thinking of man.
Big Pharma: Opiate of the Masses
byIn 2018, the general public is much more informed than they used to be about the pharmaceutical lobby and the problems of overmedication around…
Z’khor Y’mot Olam: Shvatim
byJewish historiography presents a cyclical approach that sees primordial forces shining into our world. In this view, that which exists now is simply a filtered manifestation of that which came before.
Miriam with her Timbrels and Tendrils
byIn fifth grade, I told my grandma I had never seen her curls. She replied, “And you never will.” The next day, I walked…
Transcending the Political Spectrum
byWhat is currently referred to as Israel’s political center takes the most negative elements of the Israeli right & left. A healthier center would take the positive aspects & transcend the linear spectrum.
Parshat Tzav
byIsrael has dramatically returned to the world stage in what has so far been merely the introduction to a revolutionary process destined to free humankind from a global order that promotes injustice.
What Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition Reveals About Us
byBy attributing so much importance to a US president’s decision to recognize Jerusalem, Israelis reinforce the perception that we are more interested in gaining favor with the West than with resolving our conflict with the Palestinians and becoming an organic part of the region.
Jews Talk Justice
byWhy do so many of the Jewish community’s best and brightest young adults end up joining anti-Israel movements when they get to college?
Shabbat at נופי נחמיה
byThe windows of the Synogogue at נופי נחמיה look out onto the mountains of Samaria. From where I stand in the בית כנסת, I can…
Reclaiming Hebrew Feminism
byJewish women today have sacrificed many of their authentic values without even being aware of it. My experience teaching young Jewish women has taught…
Z’khor Y’mot Olam – Remember the Days of Old (II)
byIsrael’s historiographic tradition of cyclical rather than linear interpretations of historical events, reveals how these events echo our national history.
There’s No Place Like Home
bySpoken word on the Jewish liberation struggle.