Exploring the Essence of Yom HaShoah (with Rina bat Eliyahu)
What makes Yom HaZikaron l’Shoah v’laGvura different from other days on the Hebrew calendar that commemorate the Nazi Holocaust?
The Martyrs that Cured Israel from Fear
How did the young fighters executed during Israel’s anti-colonial struggle against British rule effectively cure the Jewish people of its ancient curse of fear?
In Conversation with a [Two-State] Zionist (with Samuel Hyde)
Since accomplishing its revolutionary historic role, has Zionism slid back towards an assimilationist impulse aimed at transforming the State of Israel into a ‘normal’ state on the international stage?
Where Do Jews Factor Into The Conversation? (with Rina bat Eliyahu)
Can the Jewish experience be included in campus conversations about systems of oppression?
What’s a ‘Decolonized Judean’? (with Elisheva Hazan)
What can a decolonization process look like for both Diaspora Jews & the Jewish people as a collective?
Exploring Abrahamic Solutions (with Yoel Oz)
When seeking to resolve conflicts between Jews & Palestinians or between Israel & the Islamic world, we need to reject any model that calls for separation.
Sternism as a Jewish Liberation Tendency (with Aryeh Shapiro)
Can ‘Sternism’ as a Jewish liberation tendency be applied to the Jewish people’s current struggles?
Unpacking the Shmita Year in a Modern Society (with Shaul Judelman)
Can Israel incorporate the socio-economic features of the Shmita (Sabbatical) & Yovel (Jubilee) years?
Is Superman Circumcised? (with Roy Schwartz)
Do popular superheroes express deep Jewish values, internal struggles & aspirations for a better world?
The Truth About Trump & Netanyahu (with Ari Osher)
It’s now undeniably clear that Netanyahu spent years protecting Israel from Trump’s two-state agenda.
Going Deeper Into the Ḥanukah Story (Featuring Rav Moshe Kaplan)
Explore the hidden meaning behind the Greek ‘defilement’ of the Temple oils (and the subsequent armed resistance led by Matityahu and his sons).
Progress Requires Moving Past Liberal Zionism (with Peter Beinart)
The State of Israel has many structures, policies & even foundational ideas in need of repair. But are liberal Western political framings helpful when trying to resolve Israeli society’s contradictions?