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.
Notre Dame de Paris in Flames
One cannot deny the deep and complex emotional reactions of Jews to a flaming Notre Dame.
Moshe & the 7th of Adar – A Spotlight on Divine Ḥesed
Moshe, having lived 120 years to the date of his birth, completed his role as Israel’s national leader, judge, leading prophet & even high priest.
Z’khor Y’mot Olam: Ḥanukah
We refer to our enemies in this period as ‘Yevanim’ not for geopolitical reasons, but for the primordial cultural force that they represented and spread via their temporal power.
Israel, the West & the Conflict with Edom
Just as Roman citizenship cost submission to Roman imperial culture, the cost of inclusion into liberal Western society always came with a subtle demand for cultural assimilation.
Roots
My father planted an ancient tree In foreign soil which starved its roots The tree developed, gnarled and twisted Displaying its resilience with every…