Don’t Lose the Thread
Anyone else feeling a little frayed around the edges?
The Camp David Accords
The story of how US President Jimmy Carter and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat successfully wrestled the Sinai Peninsula from Israeli Prime Minister Menaḥem Begin at Camp David.
The 1977 Election Aftershocks
Begin’s electoral victory was the beginning of revolutionary change for Israel, but not the end.
Israel’s Earthquake Election of 1977
Very few events in the State of Israel’s history have had a greater impact than the elections of 1977.
A Liberal Jewish Take on the Decline of American Empire
Many people look at the world today and fear what might come in the wake of the current US decline.
Ḥanukah & the Number Eight
What’s the special significance of the number eight in Hebrew thought and what’s its unique connection to the Maccabean festival of Ḥanukah?
Yoni Netanyahu & the Raid on Entebbe
Heroism is a precious trait – one that Lieutenant Colonel Yoni Netanyahu exemplified strongly enough to stun the world with his final mission.
Yitzḥak Rabin’s First Term II
How did Prime Minister Rabin’s miscalculations in the 1970s lead to a strengthening of Palestinian solidarity across the ‘green line’ and cause the beginning of a divide between Israelis & US Jews?
Yitzḥak Rabin’s First Term I
While most people associate Prime Minister Rabin’s legacy with his second term in office, it’s worth examining the domestic challenges & international pressures he had to navigate during his first term.
The Birth of Gush Emunim
Gush Emunim was the vanguard seeking to provide a new spirit for a society in crisis & lead the struggle for Israel’s retention of the lands won in 1967.
Israel & the United Nations
If Israel is meant to be a light unto nations, we can measure how well we’re living up to that charge by assessing how other nations view the State of Israel.
Feminism & the US Jewish Community
The feminist movement & US Jewish life strongly influenced one another during the 1960s & 70s.