Z’khor Y’mot Olam: Adar
Even in our own times, we can see sparks of the liberating potential of the month of Adar.
Myanmar & Israel’s Burden of Moral Responsibility
While it remains to be seen how the Netanyahu government will respond to the coup, this might just be the wake-up call that the people of Israel need.
Challenging the IHRA & Peter Beinart: Self-Determination & the Jewish State
Rather than look to other nations for a better way to organize our state’s political institutions, Israel must turn inwards & allow our history & traditions to guide us in establishing a more just society.
Welcome Home Jonathan
Although Jonathan Pollard has returned home to the State of Israel, the US Jewish community must find the courage to confront the implications of his story.
Ḥanukah, Fanon & the Failure of Individualism
Frantz Fanon provides us with a broad framework for better understanding the actions and motivations of the Maccabi guerrilla underground.
Trump isn’t Cyrus, He’s Nero
While some right-wing Israelis & Israel supporters have cast Donald Trump as the Persian Emperor Cyrus, his personality & behavior are actually more reminiscent of the Roman Emperor Nero.
A Hebrew Universalist Response to the Murder of George Floyd
It is insufficient for the people of Israel to pursue justice only within our own society while allowing the rest of humanity to fall into disarray.
US Working to Block Israel-China Ties: Lessons from Edom
Israel mustn’t let itself be dragged by Trump and Pompeo into their escalating conflict with China. In any new Cold War between the powers, Israel should work to maintain neutrality for the Semitic region.
Z’khor Y’mot Olam: Between Washington & Tehran
When assessing Israel’s role in a conflict between the United States and Iran, we must determine Jewish interests not only according to Israel’s immediate defensive needs but also according to our own sense of history and national mission.
Cointelpro, JDL & the Black Panther Party
The FBI fabricated evidence of anti-Semitism in order to weaponize the JDL against the Panthers.
Sukkot, the UN & A General Assembly
While insisting on respect for the diverse spectrum of beliefs among its numerous members, the UN functions almost exclusively within the ideological paradigm of its most dominant nations.
Z’khor Y’mot Olam: Pinḥas
Pinḥas and his ideological successors were the radical minority upsetting the comfortable status quo – often at high immediate costs to themselves.