Book of Maccabees I: And They Rested on the 25th
byThe fourth chapter of a podcast series on the first Book of Maccabees. Vision Magazine · Sefer Maccabim 004: And They Rested on…
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Ḥanukah & the Number Eight
byWhat’s the special significance of the number eight in Hebrew thought and what’s its unique connection to the Maccabean festival of Ḥanukah?
Book of Maccabees I: Yehuda, the Maccabi
byThe third chapter of a podcast series on the first Book of Maccabees. Vision Magazine · Sefer Maccabim 003: Yehuda, the Maccabi …
Yoni Netanyahu & the Raid on Entebbe
byHeroism is a precious trait – one that Lieutenant Colonel Yoni Netanyahu exemplified strongly enough to stun the world with his final mission.
Book of Maccabees I: A Stirring in Modiin
byThe second chapter of a podcast series on the first Book of Maccabees. Vision Magazine · Sefer Maccabim 002: A Stirring in Modiin…
Progress Requires Moving Past Liberal Zionism (with Peter Beinart)
byThe 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?
Book of Maccabees I: The Reign of Terror
byThe first chapter of a podcast series on the first Book of Maccabees. Vision Magazine · Sefer Maccabim 001: The Reign of Terror …
Yitzḥak Rabin’s First Term II
byHow 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?
Book of Maccabees I: Introduction
byThe introduction to a podcast series on the first Book of Maccabees. Vision Magazine · Sefer Maccabim 000: Introduction For more content from VISION…
Rethinking the Legacy of a Jewish Radical with Shaul Magid
byProfessor 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.
Yitzḥak Rabin’s First Term I
byWhile 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
byGush 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.