Why Israel Celebrates the 21st of Nisan
byWhy do the children of Israel celebrate the seventh night of Pesaḥ (referred to by Rav Sa’adya Gaon as “Ḥag HaShmada” – the “Festival of Destruction”)?
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The Egyptian Ideology & True Purpose of the Plagues
byWhat was the ancient Egyptian worldview that humanity required liberation from? How did the ten plagues achieve that universal freedom?
From Servitude to Service
byWhat’s the practical difference for the Israelites between suffering servitude to Pharaoh & becoming servants of the Creator? Did we truly become free?
What Really Happened? (with Bruce Brill)
byDid the US intelligence community intentionally deceive Israel’s leadership regarding the likelihood of being attacked on Yom Kippur of 5734 (1973)?
Shaking Off the Empire (with Aryeh Shapiro)
byAs the Biden administration schemes to remove Netanyahu from office, the prime minister’s domestic political needs have aligned with exposing the toxicity of the US-Israel relationship.
Political Education & Concepts of Freedom
byIf different societies have different concepts of freedom, what does freedom mean to Israel?
Sh’ma Yishmael (with Inon Kehati)
byWhat does it mean to engage Yishmael from a place of power? Can a stronger Jewish identity help Israel to better communicate with the Islamic world?
Biden’s Tone-Deaf Two-State Rhetoric
byIs Washington’s aggressive push for partition inadvertently strengthening Binyamin Netanyahu & increasing the Israeli public’s desire for freedom?
Defining Heroism
byWhat does it mean to be a hero? Is the concept of heroism different for Israel than for other peoples?
Israel’s Wake Up Call (with Gavriel Reiss)
byNow that westernization has lost its grip on society, is Israel returning to the ethos of the Zionist era or advancing to a new stage of national development?
An Inside Account of the Judicial Reform Story (with Simḥa Rothman)
byThe story of Israel’s judicial reform battles from the perspective of one of the initiative’s co-architects.
Israel’s Struggles for Identity & Military Independence (with Jonathan Pollard)
byHas the current Gaza War created better conditions for Israel to move towards military self-sufficiency & free ourselves from the United States?