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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?
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.
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.
There’s a hidden understanding of our Torah that has yet to reach the English-speaking Jewish world.
The feminist movement & US Jewish life strongly influenced one another during the 1960s & 70s.
The Fighters for the Freedom of Israel weren’t merely more radical than the Zionists. They came with a more sophisticated approach that allowed them to identify Israel’s true enemies & objectives.
The struggle for Soviet Jews had an impact on world diplomacy & on Jewish life in the United States.
While US Jewish leaders feared to demand that FDR rescue their people in Europe, Hillel Kook & the Bergson Group took a more activist approach.
Can resolving the contradictions between Jewish particularism & universalism attract more US Jews to become participants in their people’s story?
Jewish communities in the United States underwent drastic cultural & political shifts during the 1970s.
As German plans to liquidate the Warsaw ghetto became clear, why was survival not enough to unite the various Jewish resistance movements?
Exploring some of the scarier areas of Israel’s Torah might help us to find unexpected solutions to some of our generation’s most formidable challenges.