They Didn’t Teach Me Ḥanukah
It wasn’t until some years after I had left the Jewish education system that I realized I didn’t actually know the story behind Ḥanukah.
The Legacy of Oslo: 25 Years Later
By now we should know that peace won’t come to this region through imposing Western nation-state structures and drawing neat lines that separate peoples from their identities and sacred lands.
Some Thoughts on Rockets from Gaza
I made Aliyah five years ago and spent my first three and a half years in the country on Kibbutz Alumim, a small dati…
שבעה עשר בתמוז (17th of Tammuz)
For thousands of years, Jews throughout the world have fasted on the 17th of Tammuz, refraining from food & drink until sundown. Because the Roman legions broke through the walls of Jerusalem.
Only in ‘Developed’ Countries
Only in “developed” countries can you pay $200,000 dollars for a piece of paper from a university that promises no return on investment. Only…
Shabbat is a Class Issue
Complaints about the shutting down of public buses and shopping malls one day a week place the wants of the privileged above the needs of low-wage workers for acceptable employment conditions.
The Patriarchy Speaks French
An Algerian woman who had been denied French citizenship for refusing to shake a man’s hand at her naturalization ceremony lost her appeal to…
Big Pharma: The Global Effect
In my last piece, I wrote about how drug company executives in the United States manipulate government officials and domestic consumers. This article will…
Big Pharma: Opiate of the Masses
In 2018, the general public is much more informed than they used to be about the pharmaceutical lobby and the problems of overmedication around…