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.
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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 the collective Hebrew identity & 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.
The War of Attrition (I): Challenging National Conceptions
byWhat did President Gamal Abdel Nasser mean by a ‘war of attrition’ with Israel in the wake of the Six Day War that humiliated Egypt and the Arab world?
Vayishlaḥ: Finally Becoming Israel
byAs Yaakov returns back home to his land, he and his family are met with new challenges that ultimately transform them into the nation of Israel.
Psychological Liberation with Justin Ellis & Mordechai Taub
byIsraelis and Diaspora Jews need to stop seeking legitimacy from foreign powers and start defining and pursuing Jewish national interests. Jonathan Pollard might hold the key to getting us there.
Vayetzei: Yaakov’s Struggle to Become Israel
byBefore becoming Israel, Yaakov had to first spend several years in exile learning to be more like Esav.