Magazine
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?
Professor Shaul Magid’s new book explores Rav Meir Kahane’s lifelong struggle against the Jewish embrace of bourgeois liberalism and his lasting socio-political impact on the US Jewish community.
What does Jewish ‘decolonization’ really look like? What are the ramifications of pro-Israel figures & organizations utilizing the notion of Jewish ‘indigeneity’ as a shallow political talking point?
In addition to spreading a revolutionary Torah to Jews in Israel & the Diaspora, Rav Benny Eisner served as an example for how we can meaningfully participate in the story of the Jewish people.
Can resolving the contradictions between Jewish particularism & universalism attract more US Jews to become participants in their people’s story?
Is it time for Rav Kook’s revolutionary Torah to penetrate into Diaspora Jewish communities?
Can a postcolonial conversation help Israel become a state that more deeply expresses Jewish identity?
What did our friends unwittingly get involved in by going to film a documentary about the Igbo people?
Why have the media & international community been ignoring the Palestinian protests demanding justice for the murder of activist Nazir Banat?
Yair Lapid’s ‘change coalition’ is almost totally comprised of factions representing the State of Israel’s wealthiest and most westernized elites.
Will Israel’s new ‘change coalition’ be able to resist American pressure as skillfully as Netanyahu?
Israelis, Palestinians & our respective supporters abroad have become so entrenched in our narrow narratives that even trying to understand the Other is now perceived as an act of betrayal.