Va’eira: The Divine Revelation to Humanity
byThe ten plagues were part of a deliberate process to educate not only Egypt and Israel but also humanity.
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Mashiaḥ ben Yosef (III)
byWhat is the force of Yosef in in the collective Hebrew identity and what is its relevance to contemporary cultural conflicts in the State of Israel?
Sh’mot: The Revolutionary Lawgiver
byAfter despairing of a slave revolt, did Moshe seek to create a new nation in Midian to replace Israel?
The War of Attrition (II): The Diplomatic Front
byHow would lifelong soldier Yitzḥak Rabin navigate his new complicated ‘battlefield’ as the State of Israel’s ambassador to Washington?
Welcoming Jonathan to Israel & Responding to The Daily Beast
byA ‘Prep-School Gangster turned West Bank Rabbi’ responds to The Daily Beast & shares his thoughts on the Jewish reaction to Pollard’s arrival in Israel.
Mashiaḥ ben Yosef (II)
byWhat is the force of Yosef in the collective Hebrew identity and what is its relevance to contemporary cultural conflicts in the State of Israel?
Vayeḥi: Demystifying the Tribes of Israel
byWhat are the individual contributions of each Hebrew tribe to Israel’s national collective?
Vayigash: Recognizing Yosef
byDid Yosef use the famine to bring his family down to Egypt in hopes of implementing an alternative approach to the Hebrew mission in the Diaspora?
Mashiaḥ ben Yosef (I)
byWhat is the force of Yosef in in the collective Hebrew identity and what is its relevance to contemporary cultural conflicts in the State of Israel?
Mikeitz: Egypt’s Hebrew Viceroy
byDid Yosef seek to transform Egypt into a civilization built on Hebrew values that would repair the world?
Decolonize Ḥanukah (with Aryeh Shapiro)
byApplying Frantz Fanon’s basic framework from ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ helps us to better understand Seleucid-Greek rule in Judea, as well as the popular guerrilla uprising that rose out of the Jewish people.
Vayeishev: Yosef & Yehuda
byAs internal conflict over the Hebrew clan’s direction leads to tragic consequences for Yosef and Yehuda, each must discover his own messianic potential.